By Hannah Arnson & Joseph Homrocky Data science is often thought of as a black box – in goes data, outcomes actionable information. Inside that black box lives a complex mix of programming, mathematics,[…]
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Data Science as a Business Function
There is no doubt that data science is revolutionizing the business world and the companies that aren’t investing in it are being left behind. With all the hype around the data scientist, with skills that span[…]
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Pandata Case Study – Midwest Industrial Supply
Midwest Industrial Supply Case Study – September 26, 2018 Midwest Industrial Supply specializes in environmentally friendly dust control applications, operating out of a series of regional satellite offices. When pricing a new spray opportunity, the[…]
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Data Ethics: The Role of Data Scientist as Cyber Steward
Facebook / Cambridge Analytics, the Equifax data breach, and political email hackings are just a few examples of the misuse of data and data ethics violations that are constantly making headlines. All except your most[…]
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Data Shaming: A Cautionary Tale for the Sales Organization
A large sales organization recently implemented an analytics strategy, with one of their critical metrics being lead conversion. The target number was set and reporting tools were put in place. Each sales team was scored[…]
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Perception Intelligence: Unraveling the Customer Feedback Conundrum
The CEO of a fortune five hundred firm found that the feedback her organization was receiving from top customers was negative. Metrics from their customer satisfaction surveys would indicate the opposite. It turns out, some[…]
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Demystifying Deep Learning
By: Hannah Arnson These days, we frequently hear about “artificial intelligence” (AI), “neural networks,” and “deep learning.” The media presents these techniques as black boxes that can revolutionize, or destroy, society. At Pandata, we use[…]
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The Future of AI: An Insider’s Perspective
More and more of our clients approach us with operational problems that are ripe for machine learning solutions. As such, the data scientists at Pandata spend much of our time maintaining proficiency with the latest[…]
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Much Ado About Data in 2018
As we usher in 2018, organizations are faced with new challenges but also many of the same that come year after year. What we didn’t get to in 2017 still stares us in the face.[…]
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Visualizing the Holidays
It’s been a great year here at Pandata! As we prepare to enjoy holiday family time, we wanted to use data to see who else is celebrating with us. This use case listens to live[…]
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