Category Archives: Business Analytics

Launch of Dataset Search

Posted on September 6, 2018 by

Google launched Dataset Search, which can help researchers, scientists, and others around the world find open datasets! Dataset Search lets you find datasets wherever they’re hosted, whether it’s a publisher’s site, a digital library, or an author’s personal web page. The … Continue reading →

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How to Optimally Allocate “Bribe” Money

Posted on August 9, 2018 by

Tallys Yunes published an Excel-based optimization model that calculates the likelihood that certain agents will perform a given action that benefits you. Link Below are a few examples:

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How to use traditional scorecards and AI together

Posted on August 1, 2018 by

Which works better for modeling credit risk: traditional scorecards or artificial intelligence and machine learning? Given the excitement around AI today, this question is inevitable. The fact is that traditional scorecard methods and AI bring different advantages to credit risk … Continue reading →

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Intelligent Agent Cocoon in Forrester’s 2018 Predictions

Posted on May 18, 2018 by

Forrester’s 2018 Predictions examine 13 market dynamics that will have the greatest impact on your business this year and beyond.  “Customer experience (CX) became the centerpiece of business strategy. In 2017 CX quality plateaued. In 2018, 30% of companies will see further … Continue reading →

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Custom R charts coming to Excel

Posted on May 16, 2018 by

This week at the BUILD conference, Microsoft announced that Power BI custom visuals will soon be available as charts with Excel. You’ll be able to choose a range of data within an Excel workbook, and pass those data to one of the … Continue reading →

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It’s time to trade rule technology for state of the art AI?

Posted on April 3, 2018 by

Five years ago Paul Haley expressed his frustrations with production rule technology (to which he was one of the major contributors) because of its inability to perform deduction. He wrote that rule vendors should stop “dressing up a procedural  language!” … Continue reading →

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INFORMS Business Analytics Conference, Baltimore Apr 15-17

Posted on March 7, 2018 by

INFORMS Analytics Conference 2018 will be held on April 15-17 in Baltimore, MD.  It brings together 1,000 leading analytics professionals and industry experts who will hear over 150 talks and perspectives on topics such as Real Time Decision Systems, Managing … Continue reading →

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