Rebecca Jackson

I believe that ‘Explore’ is the most important principle. Exploration allows us to work without a question, which is one of the biggest benefits of big data. Without exploration we are prone to finding our own hypotheses reflected in the work.

The most important part of Maurice’s presentation for me was his explanation of the different areas of QVC’s data science department. Data management, business intelligence, and data analytics are all separate but when making decisions with data, they have to come together. I never really thought about whether or not data science could be…[Read more]

http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/can-the-internet-predict-the-oscars/ This article is interesting to me because instead of basing Oscar predictions on expert opinions, the people featured are taking everyday data and turning it into possibly more accurate guesses than any expert could have. It’s cool to read the different methods they have…[Read more]