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Practical Data Science


Data Stories: Create and Understand Data Visualizations

How to create more effective data visualizations, avoid illegible charts, and read a scatterplot.

Prescription for Business Success: A New Breed of Analytics

Prescriptive analytics builds on predictive analytics by evaluating and recommending actions through heuristics (rules), machine learning, and other AI constructs. Here's how it's being used today and its prospects for the future.

Data Stories: Constellations, Meteor Showers, Orbiting Material

Winter has brought long nights to the Northern Hemisphere. These data visualizations show the stars, meteors, and satellites that brighten the sky.

Five Drawbacks to Self-Service BI

Self-service BI promises data democratization and faster data-based decisions, but it's not without limitations. Here are five considerations to keep in mind about a self-service BI program.

How Can Augmented Analytics Benefit Your Role?

How Can Augmented Analytics Benefit Your Role?

Data Stories: Holiday Travel, Shopping, and Discussions

Check these seasonal data visualizations to discover the best time to travel for Thanksgiving, the impact of Black Friday sale trends, and when online discussions start to focus on Christmas.

Data: Keep It Fundamental and Stable

When deciding what data elements to store, consider the difference between your birth date and your age.

Will AI Kill the Data Scientist?

Humans see less data as businesses collect more of it, which means we need something beyond data scientists.

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