Occam's Razor

APRIL 8, 2013

We are far too enamored with data collection and reporting the standard metrics we love because others love them because someone else said they were nice so many years ago. Experiments come in all shapes and sizes: A marketing campaign. If you have no data , then you can try almost anything. Try to understand your market.

Metrics 156

Metrics KPI Analytics Key Performance Indicator 156

Domino Data Lab

MAY 8, 2019

The lens of reductionism and an overemphasis on engineering becomes an Achilles heel for data science work. Instead, consider a “full stack” tracing from the point of data collection all the way out through inference. Keep in mind that data science is fundamentally interdisciplinary. Let’s look through some antidotes.

Machine Learning 105

Machine Learning Data Science Modeling Visualization 105

datapine

JANUARY 31, 2022

For example, in regards to marketing, traditional advertising methods of spending large amounts of money on TV, radio, and print ads without measuring ROI aren’t working like they used to. Ultimately, business intelligence and analytics are about much more than the technology used to gather and analyze data.

Business Intelligence 214

Business Intelligence Analytics Cost-Benefit ROI 214