Contributor: Fern Halper
Fern Halper, Ph.D., is vice president and senior director of TDWI Research for advanced analytics. She is well known in the analytics community, having been published hundreds of times on data mining and information technology over the past 20 years. Halper is also co-author of several Dummies books on cloud computing and big data. She focuses on advanced analytics, including predictive analytics, text and social media analysis, machine-learning, AI, cognitive computing and big data analytics approaches. She has been a partner at industry analyst firm Hurwitz & Associates and a lead data analyst for Bell Labs. Her Ph.D. is from Texas A&M University. You can reach her by email ([email protected]), on Twitter (twitter.com/fhalper), and on LinkedIn (linkedin.com/in/fbhalper).
All articles by Fern Halper
Text analytics is becoming more mainstream and interest in it is growing. Here are five basic things about text analytics you need to know now.
- By Fern Halper, Ph.D.
- June 23, 2015
The use of devices connected to the Internet is raising business and ethical questions.
- By Fern Halper, Ph.D.
- May 7, 2015
Analyzing big data is different from other analytics. Here are four things worth knowing about analytics at scale.
- By Fern Halper, Ph.D.
- April 7, 2015
Results from TDWI's newest Salary Survey show continued wage disparity by gender.
- By Fern Halper, Ph.D.
- March 31, 2015
How organizations are improving skills, expanding their technical knowledge, and gaining executive support for next-generation analytics.
- By Fern Halper, Ph.D.
- February 17, 2015
These three best practices will help you deliver visualizations that complement your analysis and make the greatest impression on your audience.
- By Fern Halper, Ph.D.
- December 2, 2014
With statistical and data mining skills in short supply, are the right people building your models? These three safeguards can help you avoid model-building problems.
- By Fern Halper, Ph.D.
- October 21, 2014
Are you getting the most from analytics? Here are three things you can do to maximize its benefits.
- By Fern Halper, Ph.D.
- August 19, 2014