AnalyticBridge Newsletter - July 2009

• Featured Listings
  • Data Mining: Levels I, II & III ( August 24 - 28 in Denver, CO | October 5 - 9 in Washington, DC ) -- Learn how experts mine data and dramatically reduce your time to proficiency in predictive analytics. Leverage valuable information hidden within your volume of data for prospective insight and proactive treatment. This aggressive impact-oriented series presents data mining from three orientations. Register early to ensure your space. Full course details and secure registration at: www.the-modeling-agency.com/data-mining.
  • Data Mining: Failure to Launch. ( Free Webinar: 11a EDT August 20 | 4p EDT Sep 10) -- Get predictive modeling off the ground and into orbit. In this vendor-neutral and method agnostic live presentation, participants will learn why more than half of all data mining projects fail or fall short; how to avoid common pitfalls; valuable tips and tricks to enhance predictive modeling performance; why data mining is within their grasp; and how to get started. View event details and register for this Free Webinar at: www.the-modeling-agency.com/abridge.
  • Handbook of Statistical Analysis and Data Mining Applications by Robert Nisbet, John Elder, IV and Gary Miner. To be eligible to obtain a free copy, click here .
  • M2009 Data Mining Conference, October 26-27, Las Vegas - Join more than 700 data miners October 26-27 for the 12th annual M2009 Data Mining Conference. M2009 is the world's largest data mining conference and brings together industry thought leaders for two days of informative session on the latest trends in the industry. Listen to keynote presentations and case studies in the areas of retail, financial services, manufacturing, healthcare, text mining, fraud detection, and more! Register before July 17 and save $400 on conference fees. Learn more at www.sas.com/m2009.
  • Tap Into a "Hidden" Stimulus for Your Business: Live Webinar July 29. Learn what you can gain from the $787 billion federal stimulus package, and learn how to take advantage of another stimulus opportunity that isn’t in the news. We'll discuss:
    • Where the federal stimulus will help businesses like yours – and where it won't
    • What you can do to best leverage the federal stimulus
    • Strategies and tools to uncover the "hidden" stimulus in your business
    Register for the Webcast today!
    
    

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• Editor's Picks
  • Ajay's interviews:
    • Eric Siegel, President, Prediction Impact
    • Gary D. Miner Author and Professor
    • Peter Thomas, BI Expert
    • Jill Dyche, BI Consultant
    • Alison Bolen, SAS.com
  • State-of-the-art in Parallel Computing with R
  • The R Package bigmemory
  • Given an Irrational Number, are the Digits after the Decimal Point ...
  • two-stage models to improve response prediction
  • SAS, SPSS and STATISTICA rivalry...
  • Social Media Analytics : Applications & Pitfalls
  • Predictive modeling: how to identify cause, consequence, feedback l...
  • What is the last field where analytic talent will always be needed?
  • Genetic programming in data mining
  • What is the difference between statistical computing and data mining?
  • Next "big thing" in analytics?
  • Predictive Keyword Scores to Optimize Online Advertising Campaigns
  • Click fraud via email spamming
  • Some help on Monte Carlo simulation using Excel
  • RExcel
  • New Groups
    • Wall Street Quants
    • Graduate Students
    • Neuro Economics
    • Social Network Advertising
  • Past newsletters
• In The Next Edition
  • Our first networking event will take place in Seattle and/or San Francisco in late August or September. Details will be published later in August.
  • Weaknesses in search engine relevancy algorithms. Could a rogue entity control search engine results (paid and organic) and remove several billion links, without hijacking the victim's servers, but instead, using sophisticated web crawling and data mining technology? How to fix the problem. In our next edition, we will also discuss open botnets.

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