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Thursday
Jan052012

Newest Article: Data Mining Lessons from "Moneyball"

 

If you’re a data miner, there’s a good chance you saw the movie, Moneyball.  For me, the movie was entertaining, but the book was really enlightening.  I found it to be a source of numerous and familiar lessons about data mining - while couched in the intriguing context of major league baseball.  In this article, I’d like to share some of these lessons with you.    [Read more ..]

Tuesday
Oct182011

Free webinar on Data Mining

Discovery Corps president Tim Graettinger is a co-presenter of a free webinar on Data Mining offered regularly (about once a month).  These 1-hour interactive events are offered by The Modeling Agency, one of Discovery Corps’ marketing partners.  The next webinar will be Thursday, March 8th at 4:00 pm (Eastern).  The webinar, titled “Data Mining: Failure to Launch,” provides a brief introduction to data mining, as well as a Question & Answer session.  It’s an especially good opportunity for businesses who have been contemplating a data mining project to ask questions of a data mining pro.  Find out more about it here.  Then join Tim and ask the questions that have been on your mind!

Monday
Aug012011

Article - So You Want a Job: Interviewing Data Miners and Modelers

Judging by the recent posts on numerous web sites, many companies are looking for people with data mining and modeling (DM) skills.  I recently interviewed some candidates for an open position.  Since people in this field are a unique group, and interviewing them can be challenging, I thought you might like to hear about my approach.  When I interview a DM candidate, let’s call her Janet, I want to find out ....

To read the full article from DCI president Tim Graettinger, see our Articles page or go here.

Monday
May092011

Article: Data Mining Questions & Answers Grab Bag

Continuing his series of articles on the nuts and bolts of Data Mining, Discovery Corps Inc. president Tim Graettinger has released  “Grab-bag:  Frequently Asked Data Mining Questions and Answers.”  In this article, Tim tackles some of the top questions he has been asked while presenting a regular webinar on data mining, such as …

  • What tools or tool sets does he recommend?
  • How can I get management to ‘buy in’ on a data mining project?
  • How can I transform non-numeric data so I can use it easily in predictive modeling?

His responses address data practitioners from a diverse range of interests and experience and include pointers to other sources if further information is desired.  Click here to have a look!

Thursday
Aug132009

SlideShare presentation on Data Mining Machine Learning

The contents of this slideshow are from a data mining presentation DCI President Tim Graettinger conducted. Becoming A Data Mining Machine Learning Practitioner

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