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Substance use disorders (SUDs) represent a broad category of mental health disorders that encompasses dependence on any substance from alcohol to nicotine to opioids. In 2018, 20.3 million people in the United States had an SUD according to the National Center for Drug Abuse Statistics.…

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After a challenging 2020, the importance of analytics and a strong corporate data strategy becomes even more clear. Here are some trends to watch.

Despite the setbacks of a challenging year, the volume and importance of analytics and corporate data to corporate strategy and execution grew. Harnessing and utilizing as much corporate data as possible is not only important,…

The time for Big Data is here and how. With an average individual generating about 1.7 megabytes of data through their online activities every second; its usage to track user habits, requirements, expectations as well as in market research and evolution and growth strategies for businesses is seeing new light of the day.

Up until now,’…

Big data startup Starburst Data has raised $100 million in a Series C round of financing that pushes the company’s market valuation to $1.2 billion.

Altogether the Boston-based company has raised $164 million in financing. After its previous funding round the…

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COVID-19 is upending data analytics practices, sidelining predictive analytics, and driving firms to external data and other economic indicators.

“It’s hard to get good data about the future, so we have to use data from the past,” said …

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The availability of large quantities of consumer data, also known as big data, has broad implications for the way we measure credit. No longer will consumers be tied to traditional banking for building credit. Now, all kinds of metrics can help prove credit worthiness.

These changes mean credit is more…

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Introduction

There are six broad questions which can be answered in data analysis according to an article called “What is the question?” By Jeffery T. Leek, Roger D. Peng. These questions help to frame our thinking of data science problems. Here, I propose that these questions also provide a unified framework for relating statistics to data science.…

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Analytics

The “analytic divide” is going to get worse. Like the much-publicized “digital divide” we’re also seeing the emergence of an “analytic divide.” Many companies were driven to invest in…