Jul 20, 2017 · 1 min read
QotD: What’s Data Mining?
“When [data mining and] predictive analytics are done right, the analyses aren’t a means to a predictive end; rather, the desired predictions become a means to analytical insight and discovery. We do a better job. of analyzing what we really need to analyze and predicting what we really want to predict.”
— Michael Schrage in Predictive Analytics in Practice, a Harvard Business Review Insight Center Report
“Analysts are really excited, as they can now see what’s possible. They can run multiple nodes not only faster but in parallel, which will help us to increase productivity and deliver more accurate, collaborative outcomes.”
— Joanna Gurry, Head of Information, IAG
