Predictive Analytics Predictive Analytics is the sub-field of Supervised Learning where users attempt to model data elements and predict future outcomes through evaluation of probability estimates. Rooted deeply in mathematics …
Sentiment Analysis and Data/Text Mining
Sentiment Analysis Media monitoring and text analysis are automated methods for retrieving insights from large unstructured or semi-structured data, such as transaction data, social media, blogs, and web news sites. …
Machine Learning
Machine Learning explores the construction and study of learning algorithms. It can be viewed as a union of unsupervised learning methods, more commonly referred to as data mining, and supervised …
Services-Based Architecture – SBA
Services-based architecture (SBA) is emerging as a way to provide immediate (if not completely accurate or complete) data, as well as update a complete, accurate historical data set, using the …
Big Data Characterized in terms of V’s
Volume: Refers to the amount of data. Big Data often has thousands of entities or elements in billions of records. Velocity: Refers to the speed at which data is captured, …
Data Science – Process and Iterative Phases
The Data Science process follows the scientific method of refining knowledge by making observations, formulating and testing hypotheses, observing results, and formulating general theories that explain results. Within Data Science, …
Data Science – Dependency
Developing Data Science solutions involves the iterative inclusion of data sources into models that develop insights. Data Science depends on: Rich Data Sources: Data with the potential to show otherwise …
Big Data and Data Science – A Glance
Big Data is produced through email, social media, online orders, and even online video games. Data is generated not only by phones and point-of-sale devices, but also by surveillance systems, …
Data Quality – Policy and Metrics
Data Quality – Policy Data Quality efforts should be supported by and should support data governance policies. For example, governance policies can authorize periodic quality audits and mandate compliance to …