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GDPR and the World Cup have these 4 things in common

The world will look at Europe as a game changer twice within the next month: first on May 25 then again on June 14. The latter date marks...

A Database Perspective on Data Security

In this column, we would like to elaborate on the concept of data security. Although security is often related to privacy, they are not...

Why Logistic Regression should be the last thing you learn when becoming a Data Scientist

I recently read a very popular article entitled 5 Reasons “Logistic Regression” should be the first thing you learn when becoming a Data...

The First Things you Should Learn as a Data Scientist - Not what you Think

The list below is a (non-comprehensive) selection of what I believe should be taught first, in data science classes, based on 30 years of...

AI-Driven Marketing | What Has Changed?

Technology is known to shift landscapes, even change the game. We saw that when the internet exploded in scale and popularity, as...

Are You Ready To Become A Chief Data Scientist?

You know who you are. A high-calibre machine learning magician, a well-versed wrangler of data... but you want a bit more from your role....

Podcast: Analíticas en la Agricultura (Emmanuel González)

En esta ocasión tuvimos una muy interesante plática con Emmanuel González, Quien lleva el área de BI y Analíticas en NatureSweet...

Elements of Modern Data Science, AI, Big Data and ML

I’m sure everyone who has been following tech industry news knows about “big data” and “AI.” Although there is no industry-consistent...

5 Hot AI & Machine Learning Trends for 2018

The mantra for technology evolution has been to replace or minimize human assistance with machines. Traditionally human support systems...

The importance of Big Data in AI technologies

To say that AI is big data is to overstate things a bit. And yet, without big data, AI wouldn’t be where it is today. In the last few...

Top Trends in AI in 2018

According to Gartner’s hype cycle of emerging technologies, 2017; Deep Learning and Machine Learning have reached the peak of inflated...

Woebot — World's First Mental Health Chatbot

Working 24 hours a day, 365 days a year across more than 130 countries, Woebot is undoubtedly a busy therapeutic chatbot. The good news...

5 Common Non-Technical Interview Questions... and Answers

It can be difficult to know what to expect when going for an interview. Data Science interviews will require candidates to answer...

The Future of IoT and Machine to Machine Payments

Companies like Amazon, and Facebook are setting the standard for customer expectations and customer experience. This includes everything...

The R Medicare Factor

Several years ago, I came across a report that led me to a new data set revolving on Medicare payment and utilization for physicians and...

First Doctorship in Data Science

You may even call it post-doctorship, as the level is beyond the traditional PhD degree. It is not a degree, not competing with...

The Browser of a Data Scientist

Some opinions expressed in this article may be those of a guest author and not necessarily Analytikus. Staff authors are listed...

Probabilistic Forecasting: Learning Uncertainty

The majority of industry and academic numeric predictive projects deal with deterministic or point forecasts of expected values of a...

Big Data and Machine Learning (Google case)

The database is like a library building ... every book (information) that enters must be properly placed (processed systematically), when...

Machine learning or laughing? Amazon’s Alexa is freaking people out with unprovoked chuckle

It’s one thing to believe that Amazon’s Alexa is constantly listening to us, but quite another to worry that she’s laughing at what she...