Click to learn more about author Steve Miller. It seems I write something on the nature of Data Science every year. Early on, my take on DS was in motion, but now it’s much more grounded. My points of Data Science departure are the iconic “what is DS” pronouncements from Drew Conway and David Donoho. […]
Jobs, Education, and R
Click to learn more about author Steve Miller. I came across a jaw-dropping article from the Brookings think tank two weeks ago. The column noted that “household employment data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) show that Americans with college degrees can account for all of the net new jobs created over the […]
Evidence or Politics – the Skeptic Seeks Answers with R
Click to learn more about author Steve Miller. I’m often asked about the skillsets of top analytics professionals/Data Scientists. My response is always a deep background in statistics and Machine Learning in addition to strong capabilities in Data Management and computation. On the less technical side is knowledge of the business (or other) environment plus […]
RPI’s and R: Evaluating Performance of NCAA Athletic Conferences
Click to learn more about author Steve Miller. It’s Fall championship time for NCAA D1 college sports. On Sunday 12/3, college football announced its final four to commence New Year’s day, and other championship tournaments such as men’s and women’s soccer and women’s volleyball are currently in progress. A major challenge before the start of […]
Why Google Flu Trends Missed the Mark So Badly
by Angela Guess Martin Willcox of Teradata recently wrote in Forbes, “Unless you have just returned to Earth after a short break on Mars, you will have noted that some of the shine has come off the big data bandwagon lately. Two academic papers that may have escaped your attention can help us to understand […]
‘Women in Data’ Report Shows More Women Going into Big Data, Statistics
by Angela Guess Rachel Wolfson recently wrote in the Huffington Post, “Women in Tech have always been outnumbered by men, but this disproportion could actually be encouraging more females to enter the tech workforce, specifically in Big Data and statistics related fields. As a young woman who has worked in the tech-startup industry for the […]
50 Years of Data Science: What It Is and What It Can Be
by Angela Guess Steve Miller writes in Information Management, “I recently came across an outstanding article on data science, thanks to the always-informative R-bloggers website. Written by Stanford professor David Donoho, ‘50 years of Data Science’ views DS through an historical lens and as well provides a conceptual framework for the evolving discipline. The point […]