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Data Mining Standard Processes
There are a couple of standard processes for approaching data mining problems. CRISP-DM The most common approach is Cross Industry Standard Process for Data Mining (CRISP-DM). Steps of CRISP-DM Business Understanding Data Understanding Data Preparation Modeling Evaluation Deployment The steps are mostly self-explanatory, but the CRISP-DM wikipedia page has a lengthier description. SEMMA The second… Read more
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New Berkeley Online Data Science Degree
The University of California at Berkeley just announced a new masters degree in Information and Data Science (MIDS). The program is targeted to be completed entirely online with the exception of a one week visit to the campus. The program has a approximate cost of $60,000 for the 27 required credits. The curriculum looks good.… Read more
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Demos of NLP
The Cognitive Computation Group at The University of Illinois has a number of Natural Language Processing (NLP) demos. They are fun to browse. They are all based on doing interesting things with plain text. Read more
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Mixpanel Data Conference 2013
Mixpanel is hosting Data Driven Conference 2013 on July 31, 2013. It is not exactly a conference, but more of an “fireside chat” with some the leading data technologists. The conference will take place on the afternoon of July 31, 2013, at the Mixpanel Headquarters in San Francisco. The cost of attendance is $100. The… Read more
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Data Science in One Sentence
I frequently struggle trying to explain data science to non-technical people. I have been trying to come up with a one-sentence description. Storing, analyzing, and presenting information to improve decision making. What do you think? Read more
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Statistics.com Educational Programs
Statistics.com is an online institute for statistics education. They offer a variety of courses related to statistics and data science. Data Analytics Courses at Statistics.com Certificate Programs in both Data Analytics and Using R I have not personally taken any courses from statistics.com, but I have heard good things about the programs and courses. Read more
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New York Times Big Data 2013
If you follow data science news, you will know that the New York Times puts out some very good content. Well, recently they ran a section called BIG DATA 2013. There are many articles and tons of information. Happy Reading! Read more
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A Big Data Infographic
This infographic explains the Three V’s of big data, contains a nice list of analytical techniques, related trends and some other information. Big Data Snapshot infographic Read more
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Choosing a Data Science Graduate Program
Due to the large list of Colleges with Data Science Degrees, I receive a number of email inquires with questions about choosing a program. I have not attended any of the programs, and I am not sure how qualified I am to provide guidance. Anyhow, I will do my best to share what information I… Read more
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Data Science is more than just Statistics: Part 2
A few days ago I posted Data Science is more than just Statistics. I did not feel the post was complete so I am adding a part 2. Data Collection I received a couple comments about data scientists being involved with the collection of data. Yes, I would agree that is true. In order for… Read more
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Data Science is more than just Statistics
I occasionally get comments and emails similar to the following question: Should I attend a graduate program in data science or statistics? I believe there is some concern about the buzzword data science. People are unsure about getting a degree in a buzzword. I understand that. However, whether the term data science lasts or not,… Read more
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What does a data scientist do?
This is one of the better descriptions, I have seen, for what a data scientist does. They must find interesting, novel, and useful insights about the real world in the data. And they must turn those insights into products and services, and deliver those products and services at a profit. Notice, data scientists don’t just… Read more
Data Science 101
One of the oldest blogs on data science, started in 2012.
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