Obamacare: Predicting Outcomes
With the October 1 opening of the Obamacare Health Insurance Exchanges swiftly approaching, we’re about to experience a major shift in the way our country’s healthcare system works. For better or worse, there are definite changes that are already starting to take...
The Data-Driven Difference
I’d like to share one of the best explanations of data-driven decision making that I’ve ever encountered; it comes from a Forbes article published back in March. I’ll paraphrase here, but I also encourage you to read the full article. Most people have had the...
Crossing Party Lines with Predictive Modeling
With the rise of Nate Silver and the emergence of mainstream data science, we’ve seen many uses for predictive analytics, including the entrance of predictive modeling into the political arena. Actually, although predicting election results is a booming business...
An Interview with Rapid Insight COO, Ric Pratte, before #TCC13
In honor of the upcoming Tableau Customer Conference and our recent partnership, I sat down with Rapid Insight President & COO, Ric Pratte, to talk about the partnership, what to expect from Rapid Insight at the conference, and how predictive analytics and data...