It’s been a big year for predictive analytics. I’ve been following Nate Silver’s blog on the election, and his deep data analysis cut through the noise, was consistent, and ultimately proved correct. And to look at another (eerily prescient) example, look at this 2006 prediction of what a major coastal storm could do… Continue reading
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Big Data
Next week, I’m heading to Santa Clara for a few days of “big data” at the O’Reilly Strata Conference. I’m really looking forward to it, and expect to have my mind blown several times over. I’m on the program committee for the conference, though I joined late and missed the chance to review proposals, so… Continue reading