Data Mining, Analytic Blog Highlights

Highlights from Analytic and Data mining blogs

Bitten by an Unfamiliar Form of Left Truncation, Michael Berry Alternate title: Data Mining Consultant with Egg on Face

Predictive Analytics and Politics - Part 1, by Themos Kalafatis

i have started collecting information found on the top 120 Greek blogs, the OpenGov website (a state-run website where Greek citizens express their opinions) and a couple more Greek sites of economic content.

Excellent Analytics Tip #17: Calculate Customer Lifetime Value, by Avinash Kaushik

Asking questions of your social network, Greg Linden

Google recently acquired the startup Aardvark for $50 million. The idea behind Aardvark is to provide a way to ask complicated or subjective questions of your friends and colleagues.

Social Network Analysis: What Is It And Why Should We Care?, by Fern Halpern

When most people think of social networks they think of Facebook and Twitter, but social network analysis has its roots in psychology, sociology, anthropology and math (see Scott, John Social Network Analysis for more details).