Occam's Razor

SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

One of the ultimate excuses for not measuring impact of Marketing campaigns is: "Oh, that's just a branding campaign." If supported by "data" then it tends to be of the most fragile kind (usually the the fact that the CEO saw it during the Super Bowl and felt happy suffices as actionable data).

Measurement 128

Measurement Metrics Analytics Marketing 128

Sisense

JANUARY 21, 2020

Everyone wants to get more out of their data, but how exactly to do that can leave you scratching your head. One of the simplest ways to start exploring your data is to aggregate the metrics you are interested in by their relevant dimensions. How can good data lead to faulty conclusions? How does this happen? 9/10 = 90%.

Testing 104

Testing Risk Data-driven Statistics 104

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. First, you figure out what you want to improve; then you create an experiment; then you run the experiment; then you measure the results and decide what to do.

Metrics 156

Metrics KPI Analytics Key Performance Indicator 156

Peter James Thomas

AUGUST 12, 2018

These normally appear at the end of an article, but it seemed to make sense to start with them in this case: Recently I published Building Momentum – How to begin becoming a Data-driven Organisation. A number of factors can play into the accuracy of data capture. Honesty of Data that is captured. Timing issues with Data.

Metrics 49

Metrics Statistics Data Quality Measurement 49

Domino Data Lab

MAY 8, 2019

For example, common practices for collecting data to build training datasets tend to throw away valuable information along the way. The lens of reductionism and an overemphasis on engineering becomes an Achilles heel for data science work. ML model interpretability and data visualization. back to the structure of the dataset.

Machine Learning 105

Machine Learning Data Science Modeling Visualization 105

datapine

DECEMBER 28, 2021

1) What Is A Misleading Statistic? 2) Are Statistics Reliable? 3) Misleading Statistics Examples In Real Life. 4) How Can Statistics Be Misleading. 5) How To Avoid & Identify The Misuse Of Statistics? If all this is true, what is the problem with statistics? What Is A Misleading Statistic?

Statistics 363

Statistics Advertising Visualization Data mining 363

Peter James Thomas

APRIL 9, 2019

This increase was driven in part by the launch of my new Maths & Science section , articles from which claimed no fewer than 6 slots in the 2018 top 10 articles, when measured by hits [1]. These are as follows: General Data Articles. Data Visualisation. Statistics & Data Science. Data Visualisation.

Data-driven 49

Data-driven Statistics Big Data Data Science 49