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Data Mining / Analytic Publications News, Aug 2010

To Data Mine or Not to Data Mine in the Fight Against Terrorism - Aug 27, 2010.
The 2-day conference entitled Data Mining and Human Rights in the Fight Against Terrorism was held June 10-11, 2010 in Zurich. The organizers had previously conducted a study on data mining in the context of counter-terrorism, and this became the basis for the conference.
Analytics skills in demand - and analytics pros demanding top salaries - Aug 25, 2010.
As more and more companies deploy predictive analytics tools and other data analytics software and begin filling the ranks of their analytics team, the pool of available talent is shrinking and hiring costs are growing
KDnuggets 10:n20, Almost half consider switching; 16 jobs; Geolocation - Aug 25, 2010.
Latest news on data mining & analytics, including Features (6) | Courses (2) | Webcasts (2) | Software (4) | Jobs (15) | Academic (3) | AudioVideo (2) | Publications (6) | NewsBriefs (10) | CFP (3)
Data mining the heart - Aug 22, 2010.
How do we choose a mate? What scientists are learning from online dating. For example: Men get more responses from women if they don't smile in their profile pictures
New book: Data Preprocessing for Chemometric and Metabonomic Analysis - Aug 17, 2010.
this book brings together an overview / summary of the major techniques in (generally) common use.. The effort arose from years of involvement with grad students and their questions and needs.
Forrester Wave: Open Source Business Intelligence, Q3 2010 - Aug 14, 2010.
2009 could best be described as "the year IT professionals realized that open source runs their business."
Big Data is Watching You - Aug 12, 2010.
There's a boom in large-scale analytics. Some of the most interesting cases are in the areas of identifying individuals, groups of people, or behaviors of (groups of) people.
VC view on IBM and Business Analytics - Aug 12, 2010.
VCs are investing in business analytics for the following reasons: 1. The impact of cloud computing...
How I won the Predict HIV Progression data mining competition - Aug 12, 2010.
my initial attempts were not very successful, but then I identified certain areas of the dataset that didn't appear to be randomly partitioned.
KDnuggets 10:n19, P != NP ?; 12 Jobs; Poll: switching from SAS to WPS? - Aug 11, 2010.
Latest news on data mining & analytics, including Features (5) | Software (4) | Jobs (12) | Meetings (2) | Publications (4) | NewsBriefs (5) | CFP (6)
What is in common between Aristotle, A-bomb and data mining? - Aug 10, 2010.
An amazing story of John Aristotle Phillips, the founder of Aristotle political data mining company
Validating the Logistic Regression Model - Aug 9, 2010.
The purpose of this write-up is to introduce the principal features of a bootstrap validation method for the ever-popular logistic regression model.
SAS, WPS and R - Aug 8, 2010.
In a decision that that could have major impact on the analytics marketplace, the UK High Court has ruled against statistical giant SAS in its litigation of tiny UK upstart World Programming Ltd (WPL).
Sites Feed Personal Details To New Tracking Industry - Aug 6, 2010.
WSJ: The 50 largest US sites installed on average 64 tracking files on the visitors' computers. The tracking files represent the leading edge of a lightly regulated, emerging industry of data-gatherers who are in effect establishing a new business model for the Internet.
KDnuggets 10:n18, Data types: table, time series most popular; Social Networks - analyze or participate? - Aug 4, 2010.
Latest news on data mining & analytics, including Features (8) | Courses (2) | Software (3) | Jobs (8) | Academic (1) | AudioVideo (3) | Publications (10) | NewsBriefs (6) | CFP (10)
Book: Business Intelligence Success Factors - Aug 3, 2010.
Olivia Parr Rud, an expert in data mining and BI, provides a roadmap for using more holistic practices in business such as collaboration, communication, innovation and evolutionary leadership.
Worst Practices in Data Mining - Aug 3, 2010.
No software, no matter how powerful, and no analyst, no matter how talented, can guarantee perfect (or even highly accurate) forecasts. Forecast accuracy is ultimately limited by the nature of the behavior being forecast
Wired: Google, CIA Invest in 'Future' of Web Monitoring - Aug 2, 2010.
The investment arms of the CIA and Google are both backing a company that monitors the web in real time - and says it uses that information to predict the future.
Social Media Analytics vs. Social Network Analysis - Aug 2, 2010.
James Kobielus on the difference between the two