AnalyticBridge Newsletter - May 2009

• New groups recently created: AT Internet, Platinum Members (fees are waived for 6 months if you join by 5/31),
  Executive Club (membership by invitation only).
  
• New corporate member: StatSoft. Companies and organizations can create a corporate profile on AnalyticBridge. We will soon offer more comprehensive packages, including co-branding and customized social networks for corporations and organizations.
• Member of the Month: Dominic Pouzin, founder of Data-Applied.com, has been selected as our Member of the Month for March 2009. Dominic posted great pictures (data visualization charts) and created a high quality member profile.

• Featured Listings
  • Handbook of Statistical Analysis and Data Mining Applications by Robert Nisbet, John Elder, IV and Gary Miner. Expected Release Date: May 2009.
  • 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: 4p EDT June 16 | 11a EDT July 8 ) -- 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.

• Editor's Picks
  • New video: Data Mining by John Elder
  • Ajay's interviews: Ron Ramos, Zementis, Dominic Pouzin, Data Applied.
  • Past newsletters
  • A Parallel Cloud Computing Platform for R
  • Structural Economic Model of the EU for Stress Testing
  • Brian Roger's Blog
  • Friendly Botnet
  • Book Preview: Competing on Analytics
  • Training: Using Clouds to Provide Scalable & On-Demand Analytics
  • SAP selects Zementis as a winner in the SAP Businessobjects Explore...
  • Swine Flu Virus Detected Earlier Via Data Mining Techniques. See also this post.
  • Difference in Marketing Analytics and Predictive analytics
  • Financial Risk Management Focus
  • What is an actuary?
  • Modeling Rare Events. See also this post.
  • What are the most popular software used in the database marketing?
  • Top 800 analytic websites listed by AnalyticBridge members

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