Does IBM's new Watson Analytics offering herald the advent of a new class of quasi-intelligent machines capable of beating the best of human analysts at their own game?
- By Stephen Swoyer
- November 4, 2014
Using predictive analytics on a combination of social media and data from in-house systems can be a powerful combination. We offer insights into the potential and how to make the business case for using social media analytics.
- By Linda L. Briggs
- October 21, 2014
With statistical and data mining skills in short supply, are the right people building your models? These three safeguards can help you avoid model-building problems.
- By Fern Halper, Ph.D.
- October 21, 2014
It is time for your organization to put "achieving at or near real-time views of data" higher on its strategic priority list?
- By David Stodder
- October 21, 2014
A new survey looks at big data readiness, investment plans, and deployment approaches.
Make sure users understand their roles in the enterprise before you begin a BI project.
SAS Visual Statistics is designed to make the statistically fluent even more productive. Crucially, this is a class that includes business analysts, power users, and other non-traditional "statisticians."
- By Stephen Swoyer
- October 14, 2014