Data for Good
As a Tableau partner, we were so lucky to celebrate data with everyone who attended the 2017 Tableau Conference in Las Vegas. TC17 was truly a coming together of data-driven people, and we are always so impressed by the sheer number of people fueled by a desire to make their data mean something. Every conversation we had with Tableau users was meaningful, and they all shared a common theme: the universal need for easier and more efficient data preparation.
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Student Success: Things Just Got Personal
Working for Rapid Insight, I have had the pleasure to talk with many of our higher education customers about their experiences with the recruiting, admissions and student success initiatives at their institutions. It always inspires me to hear the genuine care they have for the students. In the last year, this whole process became personal to me as my son went through the whole high school to college journey.
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Before Students Even Arrive, What Goes in to Student Success?
James Cousins | Senior Statistical Analyst Formerly being a college student, formerly working to help college students, and currently working to help others to help college students, student success initiatives make me happy. I love hearing about ways that colleges...
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Veera 5.0 Launched by Rapid Insight, Bringing Data Preparation and Analytics to Everyone
Enhanced performance, redesigned user experience, and collaboration, are the focus of major release. Conway, NH -- Rapid Insight Inc. announced today the release of Veera Construct 5.0. Veera Construct is a self-service data preparation tool to access, transform,...
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When Data Speaks, It Sometimes Says Unexpected Things
James Cousins | Senior Statistical Analyst A fivethiryeight article was sent to me recently that reminded me of a great lesson in data analysis- to let the data disagree with you. On the surface that either sounds obvious, or cryptic, I’m guessing. The gist is,...
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Rapid Insight to Host 2017 Predictive Analytics Conference in June
Ninth Annual Predictive Analytics Conference to be Held in Portland, ME Conway, NH – Rapid Insight Inc., the leading provider of easy to use predictive analytics and data blending software, is hosting its 2017 user conference from June 25th to June 27th. It will be...
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Rapid Insight to Host Online Panel Discussion on The Ethical Use of Predictive Analytics in Higher Education
On April 27th, Rapid Insight will be co-hosting a live EMchat with education leaders from institutions nationwide. Conway, NH – April 27th, 2017 – Rapid Insight Inc., a leading provider of easy to use predictive analytics and data blending software, will be hosting a...
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Ethics and Predictive Analytics in Higher Ed
paul kirsch director of marketing "Use your powers for good and not evil” It’s a famous line used in many superhero stories to remind the superhero to keep their focus on fighting the good fight. At Rapid Insight, we love to call our customers data superheroes. It’s...
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New York State Introduces Free Tuition
James Cousins | Senior Statistical Analyst Well, it finally happened. There's been a lot of talk in a lot of states (by a lot of people), but New York just became the first state in the nation to make tuition free for middle class students at both two- and four-year...
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In Person Social Media: The #EMChat Meetup at NCAIR
Hopefully, you like what you do for a living. And whatever it is you do, there are others who enjoy it too. Fortunately, higher education and data science communities both have strong ties, so there are plenty of digital networks to get involved in. Not too long ago,...
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Always an Active Community Member
Victoria Weigold | Marketing Communications Coordinator Rapid Insight is very fortunate to be located in the heart of the beautiful Mount Washington Valley. We always strive to be an active member of such a special and tight knit community. The MWV is not only a...
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Craft-y: Creating Your Y-Variable is So Important
There is an often-quoted figure that “90% of the world’s data has been created in just the last two years.” That sounds very impressive, but I will admit wondering, “so what?”. With so many ways for people to access and create data, the figure is hardly surprising....
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