Click to learn more about co-author Maarit Widmann. Click to learn more about co-author Alfredo Roccato. This is the second part of a the From Modeling to Scoring Series, see Part One here. Wheeling like a hamster in the Data Science cycle? Don’t know when to stop training your model? Model evaluation is an important part […]
From Modeling to Scoring: Finding an Optimal Classification Threshold based on Cost and Profit
Click to learn more about co-author Maarit Widmann. Click to learn more about co-author Alfredo Roccato. Wheeling like a hamster in the Data Science cycle? Don’t know when to stop training your model? Model evaluation is an important part of a Data Science project and it’s exactly this part that quantifies how good your model is, […]
From Modeling to Scoring: Confusion Matrix and Class Statistics
Click to learn more about author Maarit Widmann. Wheeling like a hamster in the Data Science cycle? Don’t know when to stop training your model? Model evaluation is an important part of a data science project and it’s exactly this part that quantifies how good your model is, how much it has improved from the previous […]
Data Science Compensation Survey
Click to learn more about author Steve Miller. I recently came across an article in Forbes on the salaries of Data Scientists. The piece summarized findings from the just-published 5th-annual Burtch Works Study: Salaries of Data Scientists. The study is generally well-done, providing insight into trends and breakdowns of compensation for Data Science professionals. I […]
Database Now! Online 2018 – Free Online Conference
DATE: July 18, 2018 LOCATION: Online Conference Join us from 8:00 am to 2:30 pm (Pacific Time) on July 18th, 2018 for Database Now Online. This free online event is a full day of live webinar sessions presented by industry experts, each designed to teach Architects, Modelers, Database Administrators, and IT Managers about the latest in enterprise […]
Building a Data Governance Program with Data Modeling
“How do you make Data Governance real where the rubber hits the road?” asked Danny Sandwell, speaking at the Enterprise Data World 2016 Conference. Sandwell, who is Product Marketing Manager for erwin, Inc. said that organizations using data models to aid in the creation of a solid Data Governance Program are better able to meet […]
Designing Effective Interviews for Spotting a Real Data Scientist
The Data Scientist has been called the sexiest job of the 21st Century and thus has started attracting many young, ambitious contenders for this high-paying and “glamorous” post. However, there is a growing concern among employers and business leaders that candidates are getting enticed by just the “title” without building the proper mindset and skills […]
Names, Naming, and Ontology
Click here to learn more about author Adam Pease. Last month I looked at representing some simple statements with binary relations. This month, let’s look at what is possibly an even more fundamental issue, that of naming. It comes up often in knowledge representation and people can have very strong opinions about the “right” name […]