Beware of Analytics in Isolation
Just because you’re looking at numbers doesn’t mean that they are the right numbers.
Category: Data
Event Stream Data: What is it and why should I care?
Make no mistake. It’s a very big deal.
Dataviz 101: Who’s Your Audience?
It’s critical to think about different personas when solving dataviz dilemmas.
What’s the future of Big Data?
Now that the initial hype has died down, here are some thoughts on where we’re going.
What are the odds that the Warriors go 4 of 30 again?
An in-depth look at the team’s anomalous shooting performance against the Lakers.
Analytics for the Greater Good
Think that Big Data only means big money? Think again.
Using Dataviz to Spruce Up Blog Posts
Thoughts on answering readers’ questions via interactive data visualizations.
Never Confuse Can and Should
A really bad visual serves as an important reminder.
Four Big Data-Related Questions
A four-part series on whether organizations need to adopt formal data strategies.
Can e-mail do this?
Thoughts on the silliness of using e-mail as a task- or project-management tool.
My New Book
Analytics: The Agile Way—my eighth book—is out.
Featured Talk: How to Create a Culture of Analytics
A 50-minute talk about Big Data and what we can learn from Amazon, Facebook, Netflix, and Google.
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