Analytics startup BeyondCore has raised $9 million for its technology that can analyze complex data sets and automatically highlight the strongest correlations. It’s a promising capability assuming companies are willing to… Read more »
Brian Burke followed up a career in the Navy by starting Advanced NFL Stats, and now his predictive models are powering the New York Times’ 4th Down Bot. Fans already love… Read more »
Prize money aside, Statwing’s new contest to find the best insights from a 400-plus-variable, 40,000-row social science dataset should at least be fun — there are a lot of interesting angles… Read more »
The New York Times has a new online tool and Twitter feed that analyzes every fourth down in every game and gives its analysis in real time. Fans, commentators and even… Read more »
Do you remember those “Bing it On” ads? Microsoft ran advertisements that claimed a pool of 1,000 users “preferred Bing 2 to 1,” and allowed users to try it themselves with… Read more »
Fantasy football is a big business that thrives on data, making it a great way to prove out a new technology and possibly earn a few bucks. A startup called SkyPhrase,… Read more »
ShareThrough data scientist Ryan Weald shares his thoughts on the importance of making data science as much about building products as it is about math, and how to organize a company… Read more »
Based on the data scientists I’ve met and the “how to become a data scientist” talks I’ve seen, it’s hard to disagree. But SQL and coding skills can be really helpful… Read more »
Airbnb recently analyzed its reviews to to find out what cities are the most hospitable and what guest-and-host characteristics tend to influence positive reviews. Should Airbnb users care? Read more »