Forecasting uncertainty at Airbnb
O'Reilly on Data
MARCH 28, 2019
Theresa Johnson outlines the AI powering Airbnb’s metrics forecasting platform. Continue reading Forecasting uncertainty at Airbnb.
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O'Reilly on Data
MARCH 28, 2019
Theresa Johnson outlines the AI powering Airbnb’s metrics forecasting platform. Continue reading Forecasting uncertainty at Airbnb.
Occam's Razor
APRIL 8, 2013
To win in business you need to follow this process: Metrics > Hypothesis > Experiment > Act. We are far too enamored with data collection and reporting the standard metrics we love because others love them because someone else said they were nice so many years ago. That metric is tied to a KPI.
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O'Reilly on Data
MARCH 31, 2020
Machine learning adds uncertainty. Underneath this uncertainty lies further uncertainty in the development process itself. There are strategies for dealing with all of this uncertainty–starting with the proverb from the early days of Agile: “ do the simplest thing that could possibly work.”
O'Reilly on Data
MARCH 27, 2019
Forecasting uncertainty at Airbnb. Theresa Johnson outlines the AI powering Airbnb’s metrics forecasting platform. Watch " Forecasting uncertainty at Airbnb.". Watch " Winners of the Strata Data Awards 2019.". It’s in the game: A rare look into how EA brought data science into the creative process of game design.
AWS Big Data
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Our previous solution offered visualization of key metrics, but point-in-time snapshots produced only in PDF format. In this post, we discuss how we built a solution using QuickSight that delivers real-time visibility of key metrics to public sector recruiters.
CIO Business Intelligence
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Make ‘soft metrics’ matter Imagine an experienced manager with an “open door policy.” Meaningful improvement is likely to include some quantifiable metrics like time savings or employee satisfaction. He specializes in removing fear, uncertainty, and doubt from strategic decision-making through empirical data and market sensing.
O'Reilly on Data
OCTOBER 13, 2020
Ideally, AI PMs would steer development teams to incorporate I/O validation into the initial build of the production system, along with the instrumentation needed to monitor model accuracy and other technical performance metrics. But in practice, it is common for model I/O validation steps to be added later, when scaling an AI product.
CIO Business Intelligence
JANUARY 6, 2023
The economists lament, “ A thick fog of uncertainty still surrounds us.” Uncertainty is our jam.” minutes of downtime per year), and expanding digital capabilities in a world characterized by massive economic, political, social, and technological uncertainty. After all, uncertainty is the one certainty.
The Unofficial Google Data Science Blog
DECEMBER 14, 2021
by AMIR NAJMI & MUKUND SUNDARARAJAN Data science is about decision making under uncertainty. Some of that uncertainty is the result of statistical inference, i.e., using a finite sample of observations for estimation. But there are other kinds of uncertainty, at least as important, that are not statistical in nature.
Dataiku
JULY 6, 2022
Which metrics should be reported? In this article, we relate our experience in building an evaluation framework for Uncertainty Quantification (UQ) in ML. How can we ensure enough diversity in the selected datasets? Which baselines should be included for fair comparison?
Jet Global
MAY 15, 2020
Tracking real estate industry metrics is crucial to your organization’s success. With current market uncertainty, it’s important to understand and track the benchmarks that drive your firm—industry trends, regulatory changes, new accounting standards, cost and profitability, as well as guidance on cash flows. Ready to learn more?
CIO Business Intelligence
FEBRUARY 20, 2025
This is due, on the one hand, to the uncertainty associated with handling confidential, sensitive data and, on the other hand, to a number of structural problems. Solid reporting provides transparent, consistent and combined HR metrics essential for strategic planning, risk management and the management of HR measures.
Smart Data Collective
AUGUST 18, 2021
Although widely used, keyword scanning software alone simply doesn’t generate sufficient success metrics when sifting through candidate resumes. Even though you may hit it off with a candidate in an interview and be impressed with their resume, that doesn’t necessarily mean they’re the right fit for your business. Retaining staff.
CIO Business Intelligence
SEPTEMBER 15, 2023
Salesforce sees boomerang hires as a new success metric, the top executives said, adding that there still might be strategic layoffs in the future. The top executives said that some of the new positions are more likely to be filled by what the company terms as “boomerang” hires.
CIO Business Intelligence
SEPTEMBER 20, 2023
They are afraid of failure and the uncertainty of knowledge work, and so that’s stressful. Agile is an amazing risk management tool for managing uncertainty, but that’s not always obvious.” The key is recognizing that planning must be an agile discipline, not a standalone activity performed independently of agile teams.
DataKitchen
SEPTEMBER 21, 2023
The uncertainty of not knowing where data issues will crop up next and the tiresome game of ‘who’s to blame’ when pinpointing the failure. Moreover, advanced metrics like Percentage Regional Sales Growth can provide nuanced insights into business performance. One of the primary sources of tension?
Rocket-Powered Data Science
JULY 19, 2023
For example, an exploration of historical data may reveal that an increase in customer satisfaction (or dissatisfaction) with one particular product is correlated with some other satisfaction (or dissatisfaction) metric downstream at a later date.
The Unofficial Google Data Science Blog
DECEMBER 4, 2019
This classification is based on the purpose, horizon, update frequency and uncertainty of the forecast. A single model may also not shed light on the uncertainty range we actually face. These characteristics of the problem drive the forecasting approaches.
Cloudera
DECEMBER 3, 2021
Systems should be designed with bias, causality and uncertainty in mind. Uncertainty is a measure of our confidence in the predictions made by a system. We need to understand and provide the greatest human oversight on systems with the greatest levels of uncertainty. System Design. Human Judgement & Oversight. Model Drift.
CIO Business Intelligence
NOVEMBER 15, 2022
Resilient cybersecurity Despite the clamour for new digital investments, Gartner’s analysts did recognise that this would represent a new cybersecurity risk, with some attributing the increased spending in security over the next year down to ongoing uncertainty regarding Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Jet Global
SEPTEMBER 28, 2020
COVID-19 introduces another level of uncertainty. Therefore, decision-makers need to track this metric constantly (ideally in real time) rather than getting weekly, daily, or even hourly updates. Lenders use this metric to inform financing decisions, which many utilities will need in the coming years to cover new construction costs.
Sisense
APRIL 20, 2020
Through understanding past crises and recent data in the world around us, we want to help everyday people understand how their choices will lead to a better outcome, dispel uncertainty and use data to chart, draw, and paint a better future.
CIO Business Intelligence
FEBRUARY 7, 2023
In economic uncertainty, it’s natural for executives to explore where to reduce spending, trim the fat , so to speak, and cut enterprising investments as a matter of caution. But this thinking is also counter-productive for all the reasons that make uncertainty so predictable. There’s much to be done.
Jet Global
DECEMBER 3, 2019
PeopleSoft data automatically upload into dozens of pre-built templates designed to track the most important metrics and processes related to enterprise performance. The reports themselves even have drill-down capabilities that show users the data behind each metric. Taking Full Advantage of Better Data.
CIO Business Intelligence
JUNE 8, 2022
Digital disruption, global pandemic, geopolitical crises, economic uncertainty — volatility has thrown into question time-honored beliefs about how best to lead IT. Thriving amid uncertainty means staying flexible, he argues. . Demand transparency on everything — especially on metrics — and be transparent back.
CIO Business Intelligence
JULY 23, 2024
Gen AI can still hallucinate, even if tuned, creating a level of uncertainty when more traditional tools would be more consistent. It’s a scary level of uncertainty and risk, and that makes it difficult to use as a rip and replace for existing technologies.”
CIO Business Intelligence
JUNE 2, 2022
Businesses today have faced greater levels of uncertainty than ever before. Time saved is an important metric for any DevOps administrator. By Milan Shetti, CEO Rocket Software. Ease of implementation and use.
AWS Big Data
SEPTEMBER 5, 2024
Although the absolute metrics of the sparse vector model can’t surpass those of the best dense vector models, it possesses unique and advantageous characteristics. Performance evaluation of retrieval In RAG knowledge retrieval, we usually focus on the relevance of top results, so our evaluation uses recall@4 as the metric indicator.
Jet Global
MARCH 27, 2020
Now that every industry is facing a prolonged period of uncertainty, having access to accurate, up-to-date information is more critical than ever. With so much uncertainty on the horizon, everyone in the construction industry needs to be at the top of their game , especially in terms of finance and accounting. Bonding Capacity.
Smart Data Collective
JULY 1, 2023
Consistency and agreement Establish an agreement metric (e.g., Address their questions and clarify any uncertainties promptly. Establish metrics for review Create specific metrics for measuring annotation quality and use them to evaluate both individual annotators and the overall annotation process.
CIO Business Intelligence
SEPTEMBER 22, 2022
And they introduced this idea, the VUCA world: Volatile, Uncertainty, Complex, and Ambiguous. So while vision will be disproportionately rewarded, uncertainty yields to understanding, complexity yields to clarity, and ambiguity yields to agility. On metrics: It’s been said a lot that data is the new oil.
Smart Data Collective
AUGUST 19, 2021
Several metrics exist to help you figure this out. Analytics opens up a whole new world for you and takes the uncertainty off identifying your target audience. Analytics can also help you collate key metrics such as click-through rates, returning customers on the site, time spent on pages, etc. What are their patterns?
The Unofficial Google Data Science Blog
AUGUST 27, 2019
Of course, any mistakes by the reviewers would propagate to the accuracy of the metrics, and the metrics calculation should take into account human errors. If we could separate bad videos from good videos perfectly, we could simply calculate the metrics directly without sampling. The missing verdicts create two problems.
Jet Global
JUNE 23, 2020
As companies grapple with economic shutdowns, plummeting revenues, market instability, and economic uncertainty now and into the foreseeable future, they need financial insights more than ever before. Every accounting department handles financial reporting differently depending on its metrics, strategy, or audience.
CIO Business Intelligence
APRIL 27, 2023
At this time of dynamic business and market changes, uncertainty, and quickly evolving consumption models for IT infrastructure, every IT executive understands the benefits and necessity of network agility. Agile networks can respond quickly to changes in the market, customer demands, employee requirements, and technology advances.
Jet Global
OCTOBER 8, 2020
And it’s possible to become lost in the minutiae of the many different metrics available to measure an organisation’s AR capabilities. Analysing the necessary data is a massive undertaking, and one that can draw finance professionals away from other tasks.
datapine
SEPTEMBER 4, 2023
Not only is each flight color-coded by the airline, but this short movie-style visualization has transformed flight-based metrics into a piece of art that shows the path of each flight in action. A glorious example of numerical metrics transformed into something accessible, engaging, and informational for everyone.
Jet Global
MAY 11, 2021
In terms of the key metrics finance teams are monitoring to signal a broader financial recovery, respondents named sales and revenue (35%), operating cash flow (29%) and net profit margin (27%) as the top three. COVID-19 Response & Economic Recovery Indicators.
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., Crucially, it takes into account the uncertainty inherent in our experiments. Here, $X$ is a vector of tuning parameters that control the system's operating characteristics (e.g.
CIO Business Intelligence
MARCH 10, 2023
Because of this, the importance of code quality shows why project velocity is not a metric to be seen in isolation as it often is. Mitigate DX-killing red tape The business longs for metrics and insights into what’s happening in the dark interior of software creation. But too much intrusion into developer workflow is a real DX killer.
Jet Global
NOVEMBER 15, 2019
Members of the finance or IT teams have to go hunting through multiple data sources, identifying and integrating the metrics they need to build reports. Users can drill down into the facts and figures that make up key metrics to understand the forces having the biggest impact on enterprise performance. Download Now. How accessible?
bridgei2i
JULY 8, 2020
This is probably the first time ever that we are witnessing a demand, a supply, and also a resource uncertainty. Effectiveness, which is, how can any form of digital information help us drive business metrics. Vignesh: Ganesh, you really highlighted some very important themes. These are strange times. And all at the same time.
Sisense
MARCH 26, 2020
Now is the time to apply the full force of business intelligence used by analytics teams to help navigate growing uncertainty. Now is the time to apply the full force of business intelligence used by analytics teams to help navigate growing uncertainty.” Evan Castle, Sisense Head of BI & Analytics Products.
Jet Global
JANUARY 5, 2021
Although Microsoft’s rollout of its two ERP cloud products (D365 F&SCM, and for smaller businesses, D365 Business Central) has been going on for some time, the current climate of economic uncertainty has prompted a lot of companies to hit the pause button on migration, choosing instead to stay the course with their existing Dynamics AX systems.
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