The Unofficial Google Data Science Blog

JULY 11, 2017

SCOTT Time series data are everywhere, but time series modeling is a fairly specialized area within statistics and data science. They may contain parameters in the statistical sense, but often they simply contain strategically placed 0's and 1's indicating which bits of $alpha_t$ are relevant for a particular computation. by STEVEN L.

Forecasting 66

Forecasting Statistics Modeling Software 66

The Unofficial Google Data Science Blog

JULY 22, 2020

For example, imagine a fantasy football site is considering displaying advanced player statistics. A ramp-up strategy may mitigate the risk of upsetting the site’s loyal users who perhaps have strong preferences for the current statistics that are shown. One reason to do ramp-up is to mitigate the risk of never before seen arms.

Experimentation 96

Experimentation Statistics Testing Knowledge Discovery 96

Peter James Thomas

JUNE 20, 2019

Of course it can be argued that you can use statistics (and Google Trends in particular) to prove anything [1] , but I found the above figures striking. Feel free to substitute Data Lake for Data Warehouse if you want a more modern vibe, sadly it won’t change the failure statistics. . [5]. – CIO.com 2010. “61%

Cost-Benefit 55

Cost-Benefit Data Warehouse Data Science Consulting 55

Andrew White

JUNE 27, 2022

They are the road signs that report the number of fatal accidences year to date in that particulate state. The article reports on some analysis related to fatal road accidents that take place in stretches of road that follow such signs. The article reports that authors of the analysis conclude the road sign may distract drivers.

Advertising 59

Advertising Statistics Reporting Testing 59

The Unofficial Google Data Science Blog

OCTOBER 12, 2017

1]" Statistics, as a discipline, was largely developed in a small data world. More people than ever are using statistical analysis packages and dashboards, explicitly or more often implicitly, to develop and test hypotheses. This question is statistical or methodological in nature. Know what matters.

Experimentation 62

Experimentation Testing Statistics Metrics 62

Occam's Razor

MARCH 23, 2010

Part of it is fueled by a vocal minority genuinely upset that 10 years on we are still not a statistically powered bunch doing complicated analysis that is shifting paradigms. When it comes to proving which campaigns are better and which numbers to report to the management what will you do? Part of it fueled by some Consultants.

Analytics 119

Analytics Consulting Metrics Experimentation 119

O'Reilly on Data

JANUARY 25, 2021

In this report, we look at the data generated by the O’Reilly online learning platform to discern trends in the technology industry—trends technology leaders need to follow. Look at all the angst heating up social media when TIOBE or RedMonk releases their reports on language rankings. But what are “trends”? What about data science?

Machine Learning 364

Machine Learning Software Testing Technology 364

Perceptual Edge

AUGUST 7, 2020

Ranks On COVID-19 Deaths Per Capita – And By Case Count” on August 5, 2010 by Jessica Craig illustrate this. to other countries with “50,000 or more reported cases.” As of August 5th, 45 countries reported more than 50,000 COVID-19 cases to date. Even one of my favorite new sources, NPR, was recently guilty of this.

Measurement 101

Measurement Statistics Reporting IT 101