“Golf is deceptively simple and endlessly complicated”

Yvonne Buysman, Sports & Fitness Fellow for The (ART+DATA) Institute helps us understand how the data helps design a better round of golf. Her writing reveals the effect of an instant feedback loop in golf .…

As data science evolves into a separate and distinct scientific and business discipline, there is talk about the death of traditional statistics. It is true that today's large data sets are unlike the ones we analyzed in graduate statistics classes. It is also true that big data…

Below is information found today on Kaggle. This flat rate applies regardless of the consultant's age - but only the "best" data scientists are allowed to work on business projects posted by campanies like us (we are going to submit a very interesting project next week). Yet, not sure how much the data scientists are…

By Bob Muenchen.

Here's the two main charts.…

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During analysis of movements of individuals in public places, there are only two dimensions that can represent movement of an individual, shown via data saved between starting and end point, even incorporating elevators and stairs to different (shop) levels). That is a multi-linear way of looking at movements of individuals in crowds in a specific environment. Most big shopping corporates use these kinds of analysis methods.

But what if (like in 3D environments) movement can be up and…

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The graphs below show demographics for two popular but totally unrelated analytic websites. The demographics are strikingly similar.

USA is still the #1 country by far. Visitors from India spend more time on the site. Although you can't tell from these charts, US visitors tend to have more senior / manager roles, while in India…

Data is being collected everywhere around us. This data is analyzed and used to impact B2C and B2B markets in traditional and nontraditional sectors in ways we never imagined. Indeed Analytics has proven itself to be an essential tool for any organization, influencing every decision and impacting every stakeholder.

But what exactly does this big Analytics boom mean for India specifically? Well the outlook is extremely bright and here is just why:

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This 2nd edition has more than 200 pages of pure data science, far more than the first edition. This new version of our very popular book will soon be available for download: we will make an announcement when it is officially published.

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I am working for a clothing retailing company,we are launching a BI system.Could you give some advices about that,thanks!

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Interview with Justin Langseth, CEO and co-founder of data visualization startup, Zoomdata.

Why is the data artist becoming increasing popular,…

Big Data – The Big Picture

"Not everything that counts can be counted, and not everything that can be counted counts." - Albert Einstein

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Data Science is in the early stage of development and needs to develop canons to guide…

It's not that I am necessarily trying to coin a new "V" for big data, but rather highlight the importance of the scientific method and ultimate goal of big data, to bring real value.

Wired Magazine was kind enough to pick up my article and you can read it here:  The Missing Vs in Big Data - Viability and Value

Full Tilt Poker is the second largest online poker room; it belongs to Rational FT which is a computer services company that develops software, business computer maintenance and performs operations based digital marketing. http://www.rfts.com/  

Two fundamental points of running a poker room online are the integrity of the site and the trust of customers. Players must be completely sure that they are protected against fraud. Negative publicity…