Occam's Razor

AUGUST 22, 2011

Be data driven?" " ~ Web Metrics: "What is a KPI? " + Standard Metrics Revisited Series. Book Articles. Six Rules For Creating A Data Driven Boss! Be data driven?" Slay The Analytics Data Quality Dragon & Win Your HiPPO's Love! How to focus?"

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Occam's Razor

DECEMBER 9, 2009

It is rare for me to work with a organization where the root cause for their faith based decision making (rather than data driven) was not the org structure. Surprisingly it is often not their will to use data, that is there in many cases. This is a topic I cover in my new book, Web Analytics 2.0. Not any more.

Analytics 95

Analytics Data-driven Marketing Sales 95

Occam's Razor

JUNE 6, 2007

I am thrilled to say that my book Web Analytics: An Hour A Day has been published and is now widely available. It has been such an amazing journey to write the book, and for it to come up almost exactly a year after I started this blog. Damini, Chirag and now the book! :). Part One: The book (my side of the story, details).

Analytics 60

Analytics Metrics Marketing Dashboards 60

Occam's Razor

JULY 6, 2016

Analysts, honestly, make the world go round when it comes to any successful business – yes, data is that important. Today's post is an adjacent mistake: The cardinal sin of spending too much time with data and in reports! But, perhaps I'm at fault for creating the problem of you spending all your time with data.

Testing 86

Testing Marketing Experimentation Cost-Benefit 86

Occam's Razor

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

They will need two different implementations, it is quite likely that you will end up with two sets of metrics (more people focused for mobile apps, more visit focused for sites). In this post we will look mobile sites first, both data collection and analysis, and then mobile applications. Media-Mix Modeling/Experimentation.

Metrics 141

Metrics Reporting Analytics Marketing 141

Domino Data Lab

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

In Paco Nathan ‘s latest column, he explores the role of curiosity in data science work as well as Rev 2 , an upcoming summit for data science leaders. Welcome back to our monthly series about data science. and dig into details about where science meets rhetoric in data science. Introduction.

Data Science 66

Data Science Experimentation Data-driven Machine Learning 66

Occam's Razor

JANUARY 9, 2012

Now here's another surprise: These rules/insights/mind shifts are not about data! Here's important context (before we get into the rules for revolutionaries)… The Fundamental Web Analytics Problem Is Not Data! Most companies are astonishingly blasé about data and possibilities of measurement. One more example.

Marketing 140

Marketing B2B Measurement Risk 140

The Unofficial Google Data Science Blog

JUNE 30, 2016

By IVAN DIAZ & JOSEPH KELLY Determining the causal effects of an action—which we call treatment—on an outcome of interest is at the heart of many data analysis efforts. In an ideal world, experimentation through randomization of the treatment assignment allows the identification and consistent estimation of causal effects.

Statistics 44

Statistics Optimization Modeling Experimentation 44

FineReport

APRIL 24, 2024

Learn Data Visualization Understanding the Importance of Visualizing Data Data visualization is a powerful tool for conveying complex information in a clear and impactful manner. Whether it’s through charts, graphs, maps, or other visual formats, mastering data visualization is crucial for anyone working with data.

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Visualization Dashboards Interactive Data-driven 52

Sisense

MAY 18, 2021

If marketing were an apple pie, data would be the apples — without data supporting your marketing program, it might look good from the outside, but inside it’s hollow. In a recent survey from Villanova University, 100% of marketers said data analytics has an essential role in marketing’s future.

Marketing 52

Marketing Data Analytics Analytics Metrics 52

Occam's Razor

AUGUST 13, 2012

The questions reveal a bunch of things we used to worry about, and continue to, like data quality and creating data driven cultures. Then you build a massive data store that you can query for data to analyze. That means: All of these metrics are off. EU Cookies!)

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Modeling Metrics Data Quality Data-driven 124

Occam's Razor

DECEMBER 12, 2016

There is, almost literally, an unlimited number of things you could focus on to create a high impact data-influenced organization. I was asked a few weeks back: " What companies should we proactively help with analytics, for free, so that they can make smarter data-influenced decisions ?" Data quality plays a role into this.

Analytics 141

Analytics Data-driven Strategy Consulting 141

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

Occam's Razor

JULY 26, 2010

Suggestions that might increase the probability that you'll bump into things that might be insightful, and communicate data more effectively. The data is easily available in the web analytics tool so why not. Get the data out of the crm / erp / "backend" system. PALM: People Against Lonely Metrics].

Metrics 96

Metrics Measurement Dashboards Reporting 96

Occam's Razor

MARCH 23, 2010

Javascript tag driven click data processed in the cloud provided through a web based front end that allows you to segment and create meaningful views of the data unique to you. Having two tools guarantees you are going to be data collection, data processing and data reconciliation organization. This instant.

Analytics 118

Analytics Consulting Metrics Experimentation 118

Domino Data Lab

AUGUST 26, 2019

This article provides an excerpt of “Tuning Hyperparameters and Pipelines” from the book, Machine Learning with Python for Everyone by Mark E. Data scientists, machine learning (ML) researchers, and business stakeholders have a high-stakes investment in the predictive accuracy of models. Introduction. In [1]: # setup.

Testing 79

Testing Modeling Machine Learning Metrics 79

Occam's Razor

MAY 27, 2015

A data-first strategy is a winning formula. The content of the letter could be customized to Stephanie's data/behavior. even if you've never visited the site) has access to tons of intent signals from you right now, tons of third-party cookies that litter your browser right now, and immense Big Data and algorithms.

Marketing Analytics 153

Marketing Analytics Marketing Analytics Advertising 153

Occam's Razor

JULY 1, 2008

Framing the online to offline "data" problem: Why is quantifying offline impact such a problem? In English: We simply don't have a way of joining the online data to offline data. " Next time you hear that ask them in a sweet voice: "What is the primary key you use to join the two online and offline data?"

Analytics 116

Analytics Measurement Marketing Sales 116

O'Reilly on Data

MAY 11, 2020

It predates recommendation engines, social media, engagement metrics, and the recent explosion of AI, but not by much. The Entertainment” is not the result of algorithms, business incentives and product managers optimizing for engagement metrics. And like a lot of near-future SciFi, it’s remarkably prescient.

Modeling 190

Modeling Advertising Recreation/Entertainment Metrics 190