Occam's Razor

MARCH 12, 2012

Is there anything in the analytics space that is so full of promise and hype and sexiness and possible awesomeness than "big data?" So what is big data really? As I interpret it, big data is the collection of massive databases of structured and unstructured data. It is great that we have big data.

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The Unofficial Google Data Science Blog

APRIL 23, 2024

the weight given to Likes in our video recommendation algorithm) while $Y$ is a vector of outcome measures such as different metrics of user experience (e.g., Experiments, Parameters and Models At Youtube, the relationships between system parameters and metrics often seem simple — straight-line models sometimes fit our data well.

Experimentation 52

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Alation

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Companies collect and analyze vast amounts of data to make informed business decisions. From product development to customer satisfaction, nearly every aspect of a business uses data and analytics to measure success and define strategies. So what are the key differences, and what should data users know about them?

Statistics 52

Statistics Sales Testing Marketing 52

CIO Business Intelligence

AUGUST 22, 2022

Formed in August 2021, the JCDC is an action-driven forum that brings together federal agencies and the private sector to strengthen the nation’s cyber defenses through better planning, preparation, and information sharing. He has held this position since March 2006. Data and Information Security, IT Leadership

Software 98

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Occam's Razor

DECEMBER 12, 2011

We have access to more data than God wants anyone to have. Thus it is not surprising that we feel overwhelmed, and rather than being data driven we just get paralyzed. In fact a data driven life is sexiest digital life you can imagine. Try, test, measure, be rich. They also allow you to segment the data!

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Occam's Razor

JANUARY 4, 2016

The specific metric I've been mad about since day one of this blog ( May 14th, 2006! ) It is measured as Orders/Visits. [Or, Because now, you don't have to pull data out of your analytics tool's API and do your own calculations with the right formula. is Conversion Rate. Or, its variation Outcomes/Sessions].

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datapine

DECEMBER 28, 2021

Statistics are infamous for their ability and potential to exist as misleading and bad data. Exclusive Bonus Content: Download Our Free Data Integrity Checklist. Get our free checklist on ensuring data collection and analysis integrity! To get this journey started let’s look at the misleading statistics definition.

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