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What the hell is “data science” anyway?!

February 19, 2021 By editor

Too much time has been squandered on trying to define data science, AI, machine learning, data analysts, data thingymajig, etc. Who cares? I'm happy to return to "statistics" and "programming". We should follow the lead of United States Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart. I shall not today attempt further to define the kinds of material I understand to be embraced within that shorthand … [Read more...]

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Spreadsheet error delays opening of children’s hospital

October 26, 2020 By editor

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Filed Under: Data analysis, Software Tagged With: spreadsheet abuse, spreadsheets

16,000 coronavirus cases missed by Excel

October 5, 2020 By editor

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20 cognitive biases that affect your decision-making

September 25, 2020 By editor

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The science of decision-making and data

September 25, 2020 By editor

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