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PASS Financials: past, present and the Future:

Jen Stirrup

My analysis is based on the Financial statements put forward by PASS using some basic metrics; until you do that piece, you can’t move forward to compare and contrast it with other data since you have not done your ‘descriptive statistical analysis’ first to ensure that the comparison is valid. From 2014 onwards, I tried to do exactly that.

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Modernize Using The BI & Analytics Magic Quadrant

Rita Sallam

And here we are now, past the tipping point of a more than 10 to 11 year transition away from IT-centric reporting platforms to modern BI and analytics platforms that make up much of the new buying in the BI and Analytics market. A modern BI platform supports IT-enabled analytic content development. Enjoy your summer!!

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As Nice as Pie

Peter James Thomas

While the history is not certain, most authorities credit the pioneer of graphical statistics, William Playfair , with creating this icon, which appeared in his Statistical Breviary, first published in 1801 [2]. The left-hand Pie Chart is smaller and so we assume that annual sales have increased between 2016 and 2017.

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Unlock The Power of Your Data With These 19 Big Data & Data Analytics Books

datapine

Siegel’s research makes it clear that predictive analytics is not a sneaky procedure used by companies to sell more, but a significant leap in technology that, by predicting human behavior, can help combat financial risk, improve health care, reduce spam, toughen crime-fighting, and yes, boost sales.

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A Picture Paints a Thousand Numbers

Peter James Thomas

Throughout I use the word “category” to refer to something discrete that is plotted on an axis, for example France, Germany, Italy and The UK, or 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019. Some authorities describe them as any diagram using a map to display statistical data; I cover this type of general chart in Map Charts below.

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