- 5 Not-to-be-Missed Ideas about Big Data - May 21, 2015.
The things we can measure are never exactly what we care about; When everything hinges on metrics, people will game the metrics to the point of losing any meaning; and more key ideas summarized by Kaiser Fung.
Tags: Big Data, Kaiser Fung, Numbersense
- Interview: Kaiser Fung, NYU on Why Statistical Reasoning is more important than Number Crunching - Mar 5, 2015.
We discuss why every individual should care about statistics, inspiration behind the book Numbersense, teaching statistics as liberal arts, Junk Charts blog, advice and more.
Tags: Advice, Data Science Skills, Education, Kaiser Fung, Numbersense, NYU, Statistical Learning
- Top stories for Mar 23-29 - Mar 30, 2014.
Data Scientists Salary Poll: US, Canada, Australia lead; Is Data Scientist the right career path for you? New Book: Practical Data Science with R; Test your numbersense.
Tags: Book, Career, Data Scientist, Dell, Numbersense, R, Salary, StatSoft
- KDnuggets 14:n07, Data Scientist Salary; Test your Numbersense; 4 LinkedIn steps - Mar 26, 2014.
Latest Analytics, Big Data, Data science and Data mining news, including Features, Opinions, Software, News Briefs, Webcasts, Courses, Meetings, Jobs, Academic positions, Top Tweets, and CFP .
Tags: Daniel Tunkelang, LinkedIn, Numbersense, Salary
- What is numbersense – test yours - Mar 25, 2014.
Kaiser Fung, Marketing and Analytics expert, and author of "Numbersense" book, explains what is numbersense in the age of Big Data. Test yours.
Tags: Anomaly Detection, Distribution, Kaiser Fung, Missing Values, Numbersense, Outliers, US Census
- Complimentary Chapter – Numbersense: How to Use Big Data to Your Advantage - Mar 13, 2014.
Download a chapter of best-selling "Numbersense" book and learn how Groupon deals with predictive modeling challenges.
Tags: Email marketing, Groupon, JMP, Kaiser Fung, Numbersense