On their own, visualization, data science and machine learning don’t solve the challenge of data analysis for businesses. Users need a new approach that combines the strengths of all of these… Read more »
Crowdsourcing startup CrowdFlower has raised another $12.5 million as it tries to make life better for the data science community. As people try to get better, faster data to power their… Read more »
Google open sourced a new package for the R statistical computing software that’s designed to help users infer whether a particular action really did cause subsequent activity. Google has been using… Read more »
According to statistics from job site Indeed.com, postings including the phrase “data scientist” are dropping like a rock, while those including the phrases “data science” and “big data” are on the… Read more »
It’s easier to gather and easier to analyze than ever before but data scientists and researchers often have a difficult time overcoming the much more powerful forces fighting against them. Read more »
Fast Forward Labs, the new consulting service founded by Hilary Mason, will aggregate disparate forms of research on emerging technologies and present concise, readable reports for companies wanting to learn how… Read more »
Another startup, PredictionIO, is trying to make machine learning child’s play (or at least developer’s play) with open source source software it says can have programmers launching recommendation engines and other… Read more »
A Seattle-based machine learning startup called GraphLab is releasing the first official version of its software, which the company hopes can democratize an historically difficult space. Called Create, the software is… Read more »
Researchers at the University of Washington, Tacoma, have built a machine learning system capable of predicting readmission risks for congestive heart failure patients. It has shown good results in a pilot… Read more »
The Nieman Journalism Lab published a thoughtful critique of data journalism on Wednesday, but there are additional things the emerging space could do live up to its hype, including getting more… Read more »