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Blog Posts by Bill Franks

Chief Analytics Officer

Is Human In The Loop AI Doomed?

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I’ve written in the past about how fuzzy the line between “good” and “evil” data science and artificial intelligence (AI) can be. Ethical issues arise with AI that are neither…

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A Lesson In Effective Innovation From Amazon

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Culture

I recently hosted a private event put on by Amazon Web Services for CDOs and CAOs. I interviewed Jeff Carter, a former Teradata executive and colleague who has been at…

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The Business Sponsor Who Asked the Right Question

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Plans & Programs, Strategy

We hear all the time about business sponsors who don’t seem to get analytics and who are difficult to work with. There are some great business sponsors out there too,…

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Statistical Significance Does Not Equal Business Significance

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While statistical significance and other technical measures of performance are commonly assessed and reported, such measures aren’t enough for an analysis and associated presentation to be deemed a success. It…

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Charts And Graphs Are Like Jokes

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Everyone is familiar with the age-old adage that if you must explain a joke after you tell it, then the joke will be a flop. The same principle is true…
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An Often-Neglected Data Science Budget Item

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Methods & Practices
It is natural to get excited about the prospect of building and deploying an interesting and high impact new data science process. Unfortunately, you have to also put effort into…
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Results Are Not The Biggest Factor In Data Science Success

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Data
The most important factor in determining if a given data science project will succeed or fail in a business environment is not the quality of the results. In an ideal…
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Embracing Uncertainty: A Lesson From COVID Analytics

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We are all painfully aware that there is plenty of uncertainty in the data we analyze and in the results that we generate through data science processes. Most of the…

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Data Science Governance – Don’t Reinvent The Wheel

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As data science processes continue to become operationalized and embedded within business processes, the importance of governing those processes continues to rise. While governance has been a major focus for…
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