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Free | 2014 Data Science Salary Survey (Results & More)

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For the second year, O’Reilly Media conducted an anonymous survey to expose the tools successful data analysts and engineers use, and how those tool choices might relate to their salary. We heard from over 800 respondents who work in and around the data space, and from a variety of industries across 53 countries and 41 U.S. states. Read More

Can a PhD Student Use Predictive Analytics to “Beat The Sportsbook”?

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UPDATED: The Data Science Report has created a new section “PhD PREDICTION PROJECTS!” In this section we are going to profile interesting predictive analytics projects by “up and coming” PhD and Masters students/recent grads.

Our first project looks at Eric Chalmer’s computer model that uses Machine Learning to predict the outcome and how much to wager on MMA/UFC fights. While initially a hobby, his algo’s have performed remarkably well (total return of 160%+) during the first 10 months and we’re tracking his predictions here. Read More

POV: 2 Articles Discuss The Value of a Chief Analytics Officer

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Here are 2 researched articles by Randy Bartlett on the value of the Chief Analytics Officer (CAO) role.

The first discusses the benefits of a CAO: “3 Good Reasons You Need a CAO”. He then invested about 50 hours interviewing people for a unique case study illustrating what happens when a corporation loses its CAO: “The Dissolution of an Analytics Team” Here they are…Read More

New Book |”Data Scientist: The Definitive Guide to Becoming a Data Scientist”

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As our society transforms into a data-driven one, the role of the Data Scientist is becoming more and more important. If you want to be on the leading edge of what is sure to become a major profession in the not-too-distant future, this book can show you how. Read More

LAUNCHED MODE | Data Scientists & Analysts! MODE is now LIVE!

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IT’S LIVE! San Francisco data startup Mode Analytics has finally revealed its cloud-based site/app for helping people inside companies efficiently analyze data together and easily share their findings.

Mode, a company that calls itself the “Github for Data Analysis” and will be an online repository for data science/analytics work. Read More…

Data Science vs. Data Analytics: A Refresher on the Differences

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“I came across the term “data scientist” a few years ago when somebody (from the valley, of course) asked me, “So are you a data scientist?” And my immediate answer was, “No, I am not a scientist.” Although I already had spent a decade in the data space, driving business impact through analytics, I did not see myself as a scientist…” Read More…