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Reimagining Time-Aware Modeling with Eureqa

DataRobot

Traditionally, science has advanced in many cases by having brilliant researchers compete different hypotheses to explain experimental data, and then design experiments to measure which is correct. Distilling Free-Form Natural Laws from Experimental Data, Science 03 Apr 2009: Vol. So What is Eureqa? References.

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Understanding Simpson’s Paradox to Avoid Faulty Conclusions

Sisense

They measured both the blood pressure of the participants and if they had a heart attack or not. In 2009, researchers suggested that Simpson’s paradox may occur more often than commonly thought. Another study showed using experimental studies that the paradox might occur, and that people are often poor at recognizing it.

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The Lean Analytics Cycle: Metrics > Hypothesis > Experiment > Act

Occam's Razor

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. For each of them, write down the KPI you're measuring, and what that KPI should be for you to consider your efforts a success. Measure and decide what to do.

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Themes and Conferences per Pacoid, Episode 9

Domino Data Lab

Visualizations are vital in data science work, with the caveat that the information that they convey may be 4-5 layers of abstraction away from the actual business process being measured. measure the subjects’ ability to trust the models’ results. Information can get quite distorted after being abstracted that many times.

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5 + 4 Actionable Tips To Kick Web Data Analysis Up A Notch, Or Two

Occam's Razor

If today you are a content site that is only focused on measuring content consumed try to go deeper to understanding CPA of the ads or Visitor Loyalty. 3: Measure complete site success. Measure everyone's success. But donations is just one measure of success (" macro conversion "). So why not measure those?

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6 Case Studies on The Benefits of Business Intelligence And Analytics

datapine

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. They’re about having the mindset of an experimenter and being willing to let data guide a company’s decision-making process. The results?