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10 Big Data Examples Showing The Great Value of Smart Analytics In Real Life At Restaurants, Bars, and Casinos

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In 2017 the company wanted to take its shopping experience one step further by creating an augmented reality app that allowed users to test a product without having to leave their homes. This quote is from Lon O’Donnell, MGM’s first-ever director of corporate slot analytics. 9) Checking In And Out With Your Smartphone.

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The Ethics of AI Comes Down to Conscious Decisions

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Turning a blind eye to problems or applying half measures isn’t going to work. In 2017, FaceApp, which uses neural network technology to edit selfies, “ apologized for building a racist algorithm ,” perhaps the first of many such regrets. Conscious Transparency. Social media platforms have struggled with this.

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Fact-based Decision-making

Peter James Thomas

This piece was prompted by both Olaf’s question and a recent article by my friend Neil Raden on his Silicon Angle blog, Performance management: Can you really manage what you measure? It is hard to account for such tweaking in measurement systems. Some relate to inherent issues with what is being measured.

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What is Augmented Analytics and Why Does it Matter?

Smarten

If your role in business demands that you stay abreast of changes in business analytics, you are probably familiar with the term Smart Data Discovery. You may also have read the recent Gartner report entitled, ‘Augmented Analytics Is the Future of Data and Analytics’ , Published 27 July 2017, by Rita L.

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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. Especially for all Business Analytics professionals out there. Business logic [My adaptation]. Most charts have two axes.

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A Retrospective of 2018’s Articles

Peter James Thomas

As in 2017 , I have failed miserably in my original objective of posting this early in January. 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].

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Top 10 Analytics And Business Intelligence Trends For 2020

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While we work on programs to avoid such inconvenience , AI and machine learning are revolutionizing the way we interact with our analytics and data management while increment in security measures must be taken into account. Share the essential business intelligence trends among your team! 7) Augmented Analytics.