O'Reilly on Data

MARCH 31, 2020

All you need to know for now is that machine learning uses statistical techniques to give computer systems the ability to “learn” by being trained on existing data. After training, the system can make predictions (or deliver other results) based on data it hasn’t seen before. Machine learning adds uncertainty.

Management 332

Management Machine Learning Experimentation Metrics 332

Anmut

OCTOBER 29, 2020

This ongoing trade-off between reporting timely and accurate information strains the reliability of the data. In a time of uncertainty, it also pressures decision-making bodies even more into making the right decision. COVID-19 exposes shortcomings in data management.

Data Governance 52

Data Governance Data Collection Data-driven Statistics 52

Domino Data Lab

JULY 22, 2019

He was saying this doesn’t belong just in statistics. He also really informed a lot of the early thinking about data visualization. It involved a lot of interesting work on something new that was data management. To some extent, academia still struggles a lot with how to stick data science into some sort of discipline.

Data Science 109

Data Science Machine Learning Data Governance Modeling 109

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. Maybe they analyzed the metadata from pictures and found that there was a strong correlation between properties that rented often and expensive camera models.

Metrics 156

Metrics KPI Analytics Key Performance Indicator 156