Pollsters Should Take A Hint From the CIA
Will political polls ever work again? Are we doomed to this happening forever in the future? The situation points to a need to rethink the concept of polling vs the concept of forecasting.
Entries by Benjamin Taub
Predictions Abound About Election Predictions
While ads on TV, text, social media, and pretty much any other method you can think of are hard at work encouraging everyone to get out and vote, data science has been hard at work building models to try and use the plethora of data available to build models to understand voter behavior and predict the outcomes of this election.
Will Covid Break Data Science?
Predictive analytics is about making educated guesses regarding the future based on things you know about the past. But, what if the future doesn’t look anything like the past?
Resume Fraud: If you’re going to copy from another resume, make sure that one makes sense!
Not to be dramatic but… if you haven’t done the work, DO NOT PUT IT ON YOUR RESUME!
Resume Fraud: Would This Company Use This Software?
For those who think there’s a lot of fraud in resumes today…
Why you need cloud neutrality
As you move your infrastructure to the cloud, it’s important to consider how to not become beholden to a single cloud vendor. In other words, to attain cloud neutrality. I’m afraid that I don’t have all the answers on how to do this, but I do have some thoughts. In any case, I recommend that […]
Technology, progress and ethics: a balancing act
Greetings from Dataspace! The last edition of our newsletter focused on some very creative applications of data science tools and methods. Most of these were lighthearted, merely reflecting the interest of the creators in their subject matter – like true scientists, they applied their skills to the questions that interested them. In contrast, today’s newsletter […]
Dataspace Newsletter: Your Chicken is Fried in Crude Oil – Data Science Proves It!
Greetings from Dataspace! In this issue of the Dataspace Newsletter we’re taking a break from the more classical and businessy (aka boring) applications for machine learning and data science. Instead, we invite you to open the door to explore all of the ways that you really want to be using your growing data science skills, especially in […]
Dataspace Newsletter: More data, more problems (to solve)…
Greetings from Dataspace! Another week, another newsletter! Before we get into any new news, a quick update on a piece of old news: It looks like our new website was experiencing some problems of its own when we sent out our last newsletter with the launch announcement. Hopefully all technical issues have been resolved now, […]
Dataspace Newsletter: Grab your tools…it’s time to update!
Greetings from Dataspace! Here’s hoping that this week’s newsletter finds you well, and that those of you who observe enjoyed Happy Passover and Easter celebrations, even if the family was only able to come together virtually. Much like the above painting of the Last Supper received a recent renovation to fit in with modern times, […]
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All I Want for Christmas is… Analytics?December 22, 2020 - 1:51 pm
Pollsters Should Take A Hint From the CIADecember 14, 2020 - 10:54 am
Assimilate.. or Be Eliminated?December 9, 2020 - 3:09 pm
Need plans for Turkey Day? Data Science Can Help!November 23, 2020 - 11:40 am
Donuts Will Fix It!November 16, 2020 - 7:04 pm