Data Science Articles

Edward Hearn

Updated on April 19, 2024

Are You Thinking About Risk the Wrong Way?

To make effective risk assessments, you need to understand the difference between relative and absolute risk.

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IT Risk Management

Financial Risk Management

Edward Hearn

Updated on April 19, 2024

Want Better Research Results? Remember Your Priors.

Too often, sloppy research methods return results that are mathematically supported but in no way reflect reality. To fix this problem, incorporate context in the form of prior assumptions.

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Data Science

Big Data

Nona Tepper

Updated on April 19, 2024

How ClimaCell Uses Parallel Processing to Forecast Hyperlocal Weather by the Minute

Managing millions of weather points is far from breezy.

Data Science

Cloud Computing

Big Data

Julius Černiauskas

Updated on April 19, 2024

Why Your Company Needs a Data Ethicist

As data collection practices and the technologies that facilitate them grow at a breakneck pace, companies would be wise to invest in specialized professionals who limit the risks posed by these new solutions.

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Data Integrity

Data + Analytics

Edward Hearn

Updated on April 19, 2024

Fix Your Broken Research Methods!

Data-driven research is crucial to understanding the marketplace, yet the replication crisis suggests much big-data analysis may be worthless. Fortunately, a simple tweak to research methods can undo much of the harm.

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Big Data

Data Science