Predictive Modeling News
Uptick Seen in Insurance Fraud Costs – Insurance Networking News
Uptick Seen in Insurance Fraud CostsInsurance Networking NewsAccording to a new report, more than half of U.S. personal lines insurers expect to see an increase in the cost of fraud this year, notes the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America... <a href="http://www.predictiveanalyticstools.com/2012/10/uptick-seen-in-insurance-fraud-costs-insurance-networking-news/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>
11Ants Predictor for Microsoft SQL Server launched – Voxy
11Ants Predictor for Microsoft SQL Server launchedVoxy11Ants Analytics today launched 11Ants Predictor for Microsoft SQL Server, a break-through solution which transforms Microsoft SQL Server into a forward-looking predictive analytics solution, in hou... <a href="http://www.predictiveanalyticstools.com/2012/10/11ants-predictor-for-microsoft-sql-server-launched-voxy/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>
FICO Unleashes New Analytics for Fighting America’s $700+ Billion Healthcare … – Sacramento Bee
FICO Unleashes New Analytics for Fighting America's $700+ Billion Healthcare ...Sacramento BeeAbout FICO FICO (NYSE:FICO) delivers superior predictive analytics solutions that drive smarter decisions. The company's groundbreaking use of mathema... <a href="http://www.predictiveanalyticstools.com/2012/10/fico-unleashes-new-analytics-for-fighting-americas-700-billion-healthcare-sacramento-bee/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>
This “smart bra” uses sensors and predictive analytics to aid in early breast … – MedCity News
This “smart bra” uses sensors and predictive analytics to aid in early breast ...MedCity NewsThis “smart bra” uses sensors and predictive analytics to aid in early breast cancer detection. October 3, 2012 10:12 am by Deanna Pogorelc | 0 Comment... <a href="http://www.predictiveanalyticstools.com/2012/10/this-%e2%80%9csmart-bra%e2%80%9d-uses-sensors-and-predictive-analytics-to-aid-in-early-breast-medcity-news/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>
Amazon Web Services Chooses MarketShare as Partner – RedOrbit
Amazon Web Services Chooses MarketShare as PartnerRedOrbitLOS ANGELES, Oct. 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — MarketShare, the leading cross-media predictive analytics company announced today that it has been awarded the designation of Advanced Consulting Partn... <a href="http://www.predictiveanalyticstools.com/2012/10/amazon-web-services-chooses-marketshare-as-partner-redorbit/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>
BeachMint’s Big Data Deployment a Breeze with Pentaho – Sacramento Bee
BeachMint's Big Data Deployment a Breeze with PentahoSacramento BeePentaho Business Analytics provides reporting, dashboards, analysis, data visualization and predictive analytic capabilities to help with social monitoring, customer retention, fina... <a href="http://www.predictiveanalyticstools.com/2012/10/beachmints-big-data-deployment-a-breeze-with-pentaho-sacramento-bee/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>
11Ants Analytics appoints US reseller – Research Magazine
11Ants Analytics appoints US resellerResearch Magazine11Ants Analytics's director of business development Tom Fuyala added: “This agreement will help us gain further traction in the US market. Elder Research is very highly regarded in the predict... <a href="http://www.predictiveanalyticstools.com/2012/10/11ants-analytics-appoints-us-reseller-research-magazine/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>
11Ants Analytics signs Elder Research as US reseller for predictive analytics … – separationsNOW.com
11Ants Analytics signs Elder Research as US reseller for predictive analytics ...separationsNOW.com11Ants Analytics, the leader in assisted predictive analytics, today announced it had signed a reseller agreement with Elder Research Inc. (ERI), the lea... <a href="http://www.predictiveanalyticstools.com/2012/10/11ants-analytics-signs-elder-research-as-us-reseller-for-predictive-analytics-separationsnow-com/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>
FICO Unleashes New Analytics for Fighting America's $700+ Billion Healthcare ...The Herald | HeraldOnline.comMINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 2, 2012 — /PRNewswire/ -- FICO (NYSE:FICO), the leading provider of predictive analytics and decision management techno... <a href="http://www.predictiveanalyticstools.com/2012/10/fico-unleashes-new-analytics-for-fighting-americas-700-billion-healthcare-the-herald-heraldonline-com/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>
Predictive Analytic Strategies to Out-Predict the Competition – Smart Data Collective
Predictive Analytic Strategies to Out-Predict the CompetitionSmart Data CollectivePredictive analytics is a method to study the past and, using a combination of sophisticated math and creative visual communication, predict the future. The goal of predi... <a href="http://www.predictiveanalyticstools.com/2012/10/predictive-analytic-strategies-to-out-predict-the-competition-smart-data-collective/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>
GE-NFL $10M Challenge: Methods for Diagnosis and Prognosis of Mild Traumatic Brain Injuries
Join NineSigma, GE and NFL for May 22 webinar to learn more about this $10 million challenge for methods that enable more accurate diagnoses of mild brain injury and prognosis for recovery. Submissions due July 1.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/kdnuggets-data-mining-analytics/~4/F_UFLVLpJR4" height="1" width="1"/>
7 Reasons not to miss Predictive Analytics World Chicago, June 10-13
See case studies how leading organizations deploy predictive analytics, get inspiration from keynotes, including Rayid Ghani, Chief Data Scientist for Obama for America, increase your knowledge with in-depth workshops, and more.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/kdnuggets-data-mining-analytics/~4/Ca32fhFyVCA" height="1" width="1"/>
Epsilon: Sr. Consultant, Analytics, developing analytical solutions to client business problems
Interact with clients to understand their business needs, and then work with our team to develop an analytical solution to those problems. Be evangelist for CRM and analytical methods.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/kdnuggets-data-mining-analytics/~4/MiwTV3vWbSQ" height="1" width="1"/>
Top 10 KDnuggets tweets, May 17-19: Data Scientist at the CIA; Top 3 R resources for beginners
Data Scientist at the CIA; Top 3 R resources for beginners #rstats; Statistics is becoming more important in #BigData era: Harvard Stats dept growth; The Next Big Thing in #BigData: People Analytics, powered by badges, cell phones<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/kdnuggets-data-mining-analytics/~4/vCq06KXij14" height="1" width="1"/>
Part 2 of KDnuggets interview with Tom H. C. Anderson, a pioneer in text mining, founder of NGMR Market Research group, a leader in Big Data and in Social media, an award winning blogger, and a very cool guy.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/kdnuggets-data-mining-analytics/~4/tt-36Fr3wf4" height="1" width="1"/>
KDnuggets talks with Tom H. C. Anderson, a pioneer in text mining, founder of NGMR Market Research group, a leader in Big Data and in Social media, an award winning blogger, and a very cool guy. Part 1 of the interview<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/kdnuggets-data-mining-analytics/~4/fDsEB0Dw09A" height="1" width="1"/>
Knewton: Data Scientist, help build the world most powerful adaptive learning engine
Knewton is building the world's most powerful adaptive learning engine, with the goal of making personalized and engaging education available to all. You will work with decision makers across the company to provide actionable, data-driven answers to their most challenging problems.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/kdnuggets-data-mining-analytics/~4/C-dOJWq2h08" height="1" width="1"/>
Innocentive: Ideation Challenge, Seeking Big Ideas for Unlocking The Power of Big Data
Ideation Challenge, seeking an overview of actionable concepts for leveraging big data in certain applications, identifying potential partners that can help develop Big Data opportunities. Deadline June 15.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/kdnuggets-data-mining-analytics/~4/gbff8qvYZ4Q" height="1" width="1"/>
10 Most Influential People in Data Analytics; New Poll: Predictive Analytics, Big Data, Data Mining, Data Science Software Used; Top jobs: Data Scientist at Apple, Cupertino; Data Mining Scientist at Apple, Austin;<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/kdnuggets-data-mining-analytics/~4/N-lbLbk64L4" height="1" width="1"/>
Annotated dataset of tweets, for opinion retrieval in Twitter; Will 2014 be the beginning of the end for SAS and SPSS ? Poll Results: In the era of Big Data, Statistics Will Become More Important; Great thread on hacker news in response to "Most data isn't big"<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/kdnuggets-data-mining-analytics/~4/r9bTIIeFH1s" height="1" width="1"/>
Working in The Architecture of Information Systems group, one of the leading computer science groups in the Netherlands and as the center of BPM and process mining research. Apply by June 15.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/kdnuggets-data-mining-analytics/~4/vMmhwN3eGYk" height="1" width="1"/>
Viscovery 6.0 Visual Data-Mining Platform
Viscovery Visual data mining software suite is designed to help customers uncover high-value insights and interesting attributes in very high-dimensional data. Free trial.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/kdnuggets-data-mining-analytics/~4/qdiWJlB4PuM" height="1" width="1"/>
The 14th annual KDnuggets Software poll is asking: What Predictive Analytics, Big Data, Data mining, Data Science software you used in the past 12 months for a real project? Please vote<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/kdnuggets-data-mining-analytics/~4/z9GJkIz23_0" height="1" width="1"/>
Work on challenging analytical projects/questions with a potential of significant impact to the business. Typically these problems will be of an unstructured nature, and the analyst will be expected to quickly assess the situation and develop a practical problem solving strategy.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/kdnuggets-data-mining-analytics/~4/j-yDQfIyNZk" height="1" width="1"/>
Affordable Online MS in Data Analytics, Learn more at May 22 webinar, 10 am PT, 1 pm ET
Learn in May 22 Webinar how the affordable Online MS in Data Analytics at CUNY SPS can prepare you for a Big Data and Analytics career.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/kdnuggets-data-mining-analytics/~4/89UtZ1BJwq4" height="1" width="1"/>
Poll Results: In the era of Big Data, Statistics Will Become More Important
In one of the most lopsided polls on KDnuggets, a big majority of KDnuggets audience said that in the era of Big Data, Statistics will become more important, as the foundation of Data Science.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/kdnuggets-data-mining-analytics/~4/6AAk0R-AJZA" height="1" width="1"/>
Shocking: 55% of #BigData Analytics projects fail, due to lack of talent or biz context; Secrets of the #BigData Revolution: new book looks at Data Science, Big Data, Tools; Useful! The Guerilla Guide to R: reading/writing, dataframes, Lists, Vectors, Gotchas; The 10 Most Influential People in Data Analytics, Data Mining, Predictive Analytics<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/kdnuggets-data-mining-analytics/~4/qa89uZwiGVY" height="1" width="1"/>
Apple: Data Scientist, help find viable data mining opportunities and implement end to end solutions
Apple has a tremendous amount of data, and we have just scratched the surface in pattern detection, anomaly detection, predictive modeling, and optimization. There are many exciting problems to be discovered and solved.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/kdnuggets-data-mining-analytics/~4/xBneesiko_M" height="1" width="1"/>
Apple: Data Mining Scientist, design, develop, and field data mining solutions for Apple
An outstanding data mining scientist, designing, developing, and fielding data mining solutions that have direct and measurable impact to Apple.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/kdnuggets-data-mining-analytics/~4/vXVjkI7desc" height="1" width="1"/>
KDnuggets reaches a milestone of 10,000 Twitter Followers
We look at interesting KDnuggets Twitter statistics upon reaching a milestone of 10,000 followers.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/kdnuggets-data-mining-analytics/~4/k8AYTCyX-TM" height="1" width="1"/>
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis: Fraud Data Analyst, help identify potential fraud
"Do Not Pay" is the US Treasury to identify, reduce, and prevent improper payments. Work on completing robust data analytics on federal payment data to identify potential fraud. US Citizenship required<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/kdnuggets-data-mining-analytics/~4/uEZ7UzxmKfQ" height="1" width="1"/>
10 Most Influential People in Data Analytics, Data Mining, Business Analytics
Here is another list of 10 Most Influential People in Data Analytics, which includes (in alphabetical order) Dean Abbott, Mchael Berry, Tom Davenport, John Elder, Rayid Ghani, Anthony Goldbloom, Vincent Granville, Gregory Piatetsky-Shapiro, Karl Rexer, and Eric Siegel.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/kdnuggets-data-mining-analytics/~4/T4vFE1ndW48" height="1" width="1"/>
ICDM 2013: Call for Data Mining Contest Proposals, submissions due June 7
The Data Mining Contest is an integral part of the ICDM conference and provides an opportunity for teams of scientists and domain experts to compete in order to develop data mining techniques for real-world applications. Submissions due June 7<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/kdnuggets-data-mining-analytics/~4/yCwXM7SiwxU" height="1" width="1"/>
Northwestern Online MS in Predictive Analytics
Prepare for leadership-level career opportunities, learn from distinguished Northwestern faculty and industry experts, and build statistical and analytic expertise as well as the management and leadership skills. You can earn Northwestern MS degree entirely online.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/kdnuggets-data-mining-analytics/~4/RQTZIwJITBI" height="1" width="1"/>
FasteR! A Guide to Speeding Up R Code for Busy People; MIT startup Luminoso claims a breakthrough in Text Mining; Facebook about to launch a Big Play in #BigData Analytics; The #BigData Scientist Skillset: more than just Hadoop, Python, R, Pig, and SQL<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/kdnuggets-data-mining-analytics/~4/HwK7R2ek21Y" height="1" width="1"/>
Data Drive Thru: Interview with Gregory Piatetsky-Shapiro
Here is an interview I gave to LatentView, discussing Analytics, Big Data, Analytics Solutions and Services, and more.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/kdnuggets-data-mining-analytics/~4/P4FqHCS6Cds" height="1" width="1"/>
Most Data is not Big - is collecting #BigData a distraction from focus on ROI and actionable info?
"Most Data is not Big" post generates a very lively discussion among analytics experts - see if you agree, and join the discussion. Is collecting Big Data a distraction from focus on ROI and actionable information?<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/kdnuggets-data-mining-analytics/~4/8XGZhgb5yX4" height="1" width="1"/>
Webinar: Data Philanthropy, May 22, leverage data for social good and business
Learn How private and public organizations cooperatively leverage data assets for social good and business growth.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/kdnuggets-data-mining-analytics/~4/AXkP87_fnu8" height="1" width="1"/>
Best Blogs for Data Miners and Data Scientists; New Poll: Will Big Data make Statistics less Important?; Top jobs: Data Scientist at MethodCare; SWE Data Scientist at Apple<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/kdnuggets-data-mining-analytics/~4/qoZNVUkaf10" height="1" width="1"/>
Amazon: Business Analyst, support Amazon Advertiser team with audience, platform, product insights
A proven self-starter with strong interpersonal skills and passionate about using data to drive decisions. Deal with ambiguity and make independent decisions about what data is best for the task at hand.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/kdnuggets-data-mining-analytics/~4/8wytpKIZIL4" height="1" width="1"/>
