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Why Nonprofits Shouldn’t Use Statistics

Depict Data Studio

— Thank you to Ann Emery, Depict Data Studio, and her Simple Spreadsheets class for inviting us to talk to them about the use of statistics in nonprofit program evaluation! But then we realized that much of the time, statistics just don’t have much of a role in nonprofit work. Why Nonprofits Shouldn’t Use Statistics.

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An Accurate Approach to Data Imputation

Analytics Vidhya

This article was published as a part of the Data Science Blogathon. Introduction In order to build machine learning models that are highly generalizable to a wide range of test conditions, training models with high-quality data is essential. The post An Accurate Approach to Data Imputation appeared first on Analytics Vidhya.

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Decision-Making in a Time of Crisis

O'Reilly on Data

We know, statistically, that doubling down on an 11 is a good (and common) strategy in blackjack. I recalled this mindful use of language when I recently had a COVID-19 test and the doctor reported “the test did not detect the presence of COVID-19,” instead of “the test came back negative.” Mike: But I lost!

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What is business analytics? Using data to improve business outcomes

CIO Business Intelligence

Business analytics is the practical application of statistical analysis and technologies on business data to identify and anticipate trends and predict business outcomes. Data analytics is used across disciplines to find trends and solve problems using data mining , data cleansing, data transformation, data modeling, and more.

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4 Ways To Grow Your Business With Big Data

Smart Data Collective

Businesses already have a wealth of data but understanding your business will help you identify a data need – what kind of data your business needs to collect and if it collects too much or too little of certain data. Collecting too much data would be overwhelming and too little – inefficient.

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The unreasonable importance of data preparation

O'Reilly on Data

Beyond the autonomous driving example described, the “garbage in” side of the equation can take many forms—for example, incorrectly entered data, poorly packaged data, and data collected incorrectly, more of which we’ll address below. The model and the data specification become more important than the code.

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What is a business intelligence analyst? A key role for data-driven decisions

CIO Business Intelligence

Business intelligence analyst job requirements BI analysts typically handle analysis and data modeling design using data collected in a centralized data warehouse or multiple databases throughout the organization.