The reporting tool is the software to present the table and statistics chart dynamically. It is the basic requirements for business, a basic means of running business, and the basis for boosting competitiveness. It is the most common tools for business personnel. However, using the traditional reporting tool requires a relatively stronger technical background. The average business personnel cannot handle it independently,…

Unstructured Data Really Isn’t

Bradley S. Fordham, PhD (www.linkedin.com/in/drbradleyfordham)

The (ART+DATA) Institute

The term “unstructured data”, is truly an oxymoron.  All data has structure, and in fact most data has multiple structures…

I found it odd there was no way to automatically deskew data in R, so I wrote a short little function to do it.  It noticeably improves the peformance of linear models and linear support vector machines.
http://technicaltidbit.blogspot.com/2013/03/automatically-deskew-before-machine.html

This is the first of a series of blogs in which I will reveal and explain rules of intelligence contained within grammar, that can be utilized to unleash intelligence in software. These rules are extremely simple, but still undiscovered by scientists.



Current state:

Systems generating questions already exists. However, their questions are useless, because the original sentence - from which the question is derived - already holds to the answer.



A…

What is buzz marketing? In the strict sense of the term, buzz marketing is creating noise around a product, service, company or brand. For example you can recruit consumers, preferably proactive volunteers who influence their peers, and help them to try your products in good condition before pushing them to talk about their experience.



The buzz is one of the most powerful forces in the market, and knowing how to master this important marketing channel is critical. Word of…

We are seeking comments and suggestions on a proposed "Data Science Code of Professional Conduct".

Data science is an independent profession. Data scientists have a higher calling than just technical skills. We have a duty to use data science to make life, business and government better.…

Contrary to the prevailing sentiments, I counsel patience with regards to hiring a data scientist. Firstly, I mean no disrespect to my data science colleagues, and many will likely agree with me because no one likes to enter an environment where sub-optimal results or failure are probable. Yes, it’s likely you need to add one or even a few data scientists to the team, but not as your first step into the wide, wide world of Big Data. Give me a few minutes and hopefully you’ll see it my…

This blog entry continues the topic of how a Data Scientist can convince colleagues to become more data driven.  The previous blog covered office politics.  This entry covers integration with the strategy and, more specifically, the process that creates the company's strategy.

Every company is unique and consequently so is its strategy process. At first glance, research on how companies develop strategies is complex and contradictory. There are simply too many ways to go about it:…

Enjoy the reading!

1. The Upbeat Stats on Statistics | WSJ…

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SQL is a database query and programming language for retrieving, updating, and managing the data from relational database. SQL was certified to meet ANSI in 1986, and became an international standard in 1987. Nowadays, SQL becomes a basic requirement for every programmer. However, the advantages cannot obscure the disadvantage. SQL is especially designed for technical personnel. SQL syntax is highly abstract, the logic is hard to understand, and only those with strong technical background…

The Berkeley Data Analytics Stack (BDAS) is an open source, next-generation data analytics stack under development at the…

The recent TDWI Keynote by Evan Levy…

Getting train tickets is always very difficult during holiday, especially in Spring Festival, the most important Chinese holiday for family reunions. The transport peak spans from Jan. 26, 2013 to March 6. During this period, buying tickets at railway station or from the official website of MOR (China’s Ministry of Railways) or through phones seem to become an extravagant expectation. What are the reasons? How to take effective measures?…

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Vincent's selection for the last 30 days. Enjoy the reading, share with colleagues!

1. Big Data: Making Complex Things Simpler…

Quite often, while working with Hbase, I used to feel how cool it would be to have a database that can replicate my data to datacenters across the world consistently. So that I can take the pleasure of global availability and geographic locality. And also which will save my data even in case of some catastrophe or…

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg in a recent press conference detailed a new $15M partnership  to tackle the increasing volume of big data to increase New York’s capacity for applied sciences and potential for economic growth.  The agreement will create 440,00 square feet of new space dedicated to big data education and training, as well as the addition of 75 big data research specialists.

Dr. Kathleen McKeown and Dr. Patricia Culligan were selected to lead the new…