Data analysts help businesses make better, more informed decisions by not only collecting and investigating data, but also translating the relevant information into useful observations for their customers, which can include technical staff, business teams, or leadership. In many organizations, data analyst and data scientist roles share similarities, but data analysts focus on speedily interpreting […]
K-Anonymization: An Introduction for First Graders
Click to learn more about author John Murray. Now that privacy-enhancing technologies (PETs) have become a subject of dinner table conversations, our research team continues to field questions on these complex topics which can be difficult to explain. As part of this series, I will attempt to explain another PET, K-anonymization, in a first-grade context: […]
How to Handle Semi-Structured Data: JSON Functions
Click to learn more about author Eva Murray. The world has seen an explosion in data with an incredible amount of data being produced every single day (2.5 quintillion bytes, an almost incomprehensible number). Much of this data is semi-structured or unstructured data, stemming from the content produced on social media platforms in the form […]
No More Iris: Three Ways to Become a Better Data Scientist
Click here to learn more about Ted Kwartler. Each semester I am tempted to teach my Harvard Extension students using standard data sets like Iris or Titanic. It would be easy with so many examples floating around. Plus, the explanation of a K-Nearest Neighbor algorithm fits perfectly into an Iris world. But honestly, real-world data […]
AI Strategy: Using the 715 Framework to Build High Value Big Data
Click to learn more about author Asha Saxena. As I predicted that the virtual chief AI officer will be a trend in my last article. AI has become critical as we enter Industry 4.0. More than ever businesses need to pivot with the most massive shift towards the digital economy that has accelerated by the force […]
Research Reveals Shortcomings in Data Literacy Projects: Don’t Let This Happen to You
Click to learn more about author Kartik Patel. Data Literacy is a hot topic in business today. As businesses struggle to remain competitive and to do more with less, every enterprise is looking for a way to optimize resources to get the most out of every team member. To do that, the business management team must […]
The Right Data is the New Black, and How Leading Brands Obtain It
Click to learn more about author Julius Cerniauskas. The digital universe is expanding fast. According to a SINTEF study conducted back in 2013, 90 percent of all the world’s data was generated from 2011 to 2012. By 2020, the number of data bits created globally was expected to reach 44 zettabytes, as predicted by the […]
JS Show It! Interactive Choropleth World Map Using GeoChart Visualization
Click to learn more about co-author Rosaria Silipo. Click to learn more about co-author Paolo Tamagnini. The Plot Today we want to draw the choropleth map as shown above. So, what do we need? A map of the countries of the world and the corresponding numbers of their populations A short JavaScript code to load […]
Differential Privacy: An Introduction for First Graders
Click to learn more about author Alfred Rossi Okay, that title is a little bit of a lie — unless you are a first grader who happens to know a lot about data privacy or data science, in which case I’m happy to recommend some excellent bedtime reading. Now that differential privacy is once again […]
A New Decade in Data
Click to learn more about author Michael D. Shaw. We are all makers of data, and we are all users of data. We are all teachers and students of data’s influence on law and business. We are all players in a global debate about jobs, justice, and freedom. We are all participants involved in advocacy, […]