The Unofficial Google Data Science Blog

APRIL 17, 2017

First, the system may not be understood, and even if it was understood it may be extremely difficult to measure the relationships that are assumed to govern its behavior. For this simple vignette, we might regard $X_1$ and $X_2$ as errors from a measuring scale and note that $X_2$ is not as precise an instrument as $X_1$.

Forecasting 83

Forecasting Modeling Statistics Uncertainty 83

Timo Elliott

JANUARY 10, 2022

For example, we’re see all kinds of legislation requiring companies to measure set targets, measure and report their emissions, for example. Timo Elliott: Well, I’m not really qualified to talk about that because I’ve been the same company now for 30 years!

Data Processing 122

Data Processing Machine Learning Manufacturing Technology 122

Alation

OCTOBER 12, 2022

From product development to customer satisfaction, nearly every aspect of a business uses data and analytics to measure success and define strategies. Measures of central tendency. Companies collect and analyze vast amounts of data to make informed business decisions. Currency amounts, which are frequently stored as decimal.

Statistics 52

Statistics Sales Testing Marketing 52

Domino Data Lab

APRIL 3, 2019

Cloud gets introduced: Amazon AWS launched in public beta in 2006. Mobile gets introduced: the term “ CrackBerry ” becomes a thing in 2006, followed by the launch of the iPhone the following year. Now the picture starts getting more cluttered. Edge caches become crucial for managing data on its way from web servers to mobile devices.

Machine Learning 84

Machine Learning Data Governance Metadata Data Science 84

The Unofficial Google Data Science Blog

APRIL 23, 2024

the weight given to Likes in our video recommendation algorithm) while $Y$ is a vector of outcome measures such as different metrics of user experience (e.g., Taking measurements at parameter settings further from control parameter settings leads to a lower variance estimate of the slope of the line relating the metric to the parameter.

Experimentation 52

Experimentation Optimization Uncertainty Metrics 52

Perceptual Edge

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

As far as I know, no research studies have ever measured the efficiency gains or losses for various tasks (e.g., For a bit more explanation, I suggest that you read the newsletter article titled “ Multivariate Analysis Using Parallel Coordinates ” that I wrote back in 2006. Table Lenses.

Visualization 88

Visualization Sales Software Data Processing 88

Occam's Razor

DECEMBER 12, 2011

Try, test, measure, be rich. You are a small sized business and these four simple key performance indicators will literally rock your world as soon as you start measuring them. Tip: If you've hired the right analytics talent/consultant to help you, they'll be measuring these fabulous four. Where is it? Bounce Rate.

Metrics 153

Metrics Key Performance Indicator Measurement Optimization 153

Occam's Razor

APRIL 21, 2014

I am having issues prioritizing 1) recommending fixing on site issues affecting real traffic levels versus 2) correcting significant configuration issues in Analytics measuring current site traffic. Even the worst analytics configuration in the world will most likely allow you to measure cart and checkout abandonment rate. Enjoy it.

Marketing Analytics 132

Marketing Analytics Marketing Analytics Metrics 132

Occam's Razor

OCTOBER 16, 2007

I had first written about the wonders of site search analysis in a June 2006 post: Are You Into Internal Site Search Analysis? 3: Measure Internal Site Search Quality. #4: 5: Life Is About Results: Measure Outcomes! It is obvious to you how the above report can also help you measure the quality of your internal search results.

Analytics 101

Analytics Metrics Measurement Reporting 101

Occam's Razor

MARCH 12, 2012

I've championed the need to leverage frameworks like the Digital Marketing & Measurement Model , in the web context, to ensure that the analysis we do is deeply and powerfully grounded in what's important to the business. " That is the title of my post from June 2006. "Data quality sucks, just get over it."

Big Data 128

Big Data Data-driven Unstructured Data Marketing 128

CIO Business Intelligence

AUGUST 22, 2022

Not every vendor takes these types of proactive measures, which presents policymakers with important questions on whether it’s better to regulate or to incentivize this shift, or to use a combination of both. He has held this position since March 2006. Hock Tan is Broadcom President, Chief Executive Officer and Director.

Software 98

Software Data Processing Finance Data-driven 98

Occam's Razor

MAY 16, 2011

My first blog post, on May 15th, 2006, was titled Traditional Web Analytics is Dead (let me emphasize the first word, traditional ). Today that's coupled with keynotes at conferences around the world, co-founding an online marketing and analytics certification company Market Motive Inc , and advisory roles thrown in for good measure.

Analytics 100

Analytics Broadcasting Visualization Marketing 100

Domino Data Lab

JULY 1, 2021

Finally, we split the resulting dataset into a training and hold-out set, so that we can measure the performance of the classifier on unseen data. We can also test how well the model generalises by measuring the prediction accuracy on the hold-out set. ID of the longest sentence is 22480. nunique())). .] [0. 0.] [1.

Modeling 111

Modeling Statistics Testing Metrics 111

Occam's Razor

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

Brian Krick: Best way to measure and communicate "available demand" from available channels (social, search, display) for forecast modeling. Additionally, it is exceptionally difficult to measure available demand because 1. See #1 in this post from 2006: Competitive Intelligence Analysis: Metrics, Tips & Best Practices.

Analytics 94

Analytics Measurement Metrics Predictive Analytics 94

Occam's Razor

APRIL 4, 2016

Your first skepticism flag should be: The title of the article says IQ, do PISA scores measure IQ? This post is from 2006: Data Quality Sucks, Let's Just Get Over It You'll learn the six step process you can use to overcome the paralysis. You are the smart Analyst. Quick Google search. They do not.

Marketing 95

Marketing Strategy Analytics Reporting 95

Occam's Razor

JANUARY 4, 2016

The specific metric I've been mad about since day one of this blog ( May 14th, 2006! ) It is measured as Orders/Visits. [Or, It has always upset me that we measure success using the metric Revenue. is Conversion Rate. Or, its variation Outcomes/Sessions]. "Gross" Calculated Profit. I can't help it.

Metrics 89

Metrics Analytics Cost-Benefit Key Performance Indicator 89

Occam's Razor

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

My first blog post on the topic of CIA was on 14th Aug 2006! It is nice to have that as a measure of loyalty to the site. (I'm Regular readers of the blog know of my deep love for competitive intelligence analysis. Competitive Intelligence Analysis: Why, What & How to Choose. Pretty straight forward.

Metrics 156

Metrics Reporting IT Advertising 156

datapine

DECEMBER 28, 2021

These controlling measures are essential and should be part of any experiment or survey – unfortunately, that isn’t always the case. Based on the structure of the chart, it does in fact appear to show that the number of abortions since 2006 experienced substantial growth, while the number of cancer screenings substantially decreased.

Statistics 363

Statistics Advertising Visualization Data mining 363

The Unofficial Google Data Science Blog

MARCH 24, 2025

Given the voluntary participation, we are not able to directly measure the relationship between test performance and long term success in the DS-R role. By this measure, Question #7 seems suspect, and we discuss it in detail. For this use case, candidates will also likely appreciate that we have measured the mean (=7.0/10)

Statistics 58

Statistics Testing Interactive Sales 58