Tag Archives: data science

Is This Data Science?

Posted on January 9, 2018 by way0utwest

In looking at the preliminary results of his salary survey, Brent Ozar noticed that female salaries seemed to be lower than males. The post focused on a simple analysis of data, the kind that many of us have done in our … Continue reading →

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Can Data Save the World?

Posted on December 5, 2017 by way0utwest

Years ago I read one of the Freakonomics books. It was an interesting look at how we might examine our world in unexpected ways, using lots of data. While I didn’t always agree with the conclusions of the authors in different areas, … Continue reading →

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Citizen Scientists

Posted on October 10, 2017 by way0utwest

The last few years have seen quite a bit of demand for people that can analyze data. Certainly the Microsoft platform has embraced more ways to import and visualize data with tools like Power BI, more intelligent analysis with SQL Server … Continue reading →

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Data Science en Masse

Posted on August 2, 2017 by way0utwest

GE is an amazing company. They seem to have so many divisions and produce a wide variety of products. Their financial investment success amazed the world and made Jack Welch an icon to many businesspeople. I remember reading about revolutionary … Continue reading →

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