Archive for the ‘predictive analytics’ Category

SAS and Netezza expand partnership

26th November 2009 by No Comments

The FIrst Coffee blog reports that SAS and Netezza have expanded their partnership to allow for SAS model code to run in parallel on Netezza’s TwinFin appliance.

Myspace open sources its recommendation system

22nd September 2009 by No Comments

Check out this Techcrunch article highlighting Myspace’s new recommendation system, Qizmt. It’s built on a mapreduce framework.

Netflix improves star ratings algorithm

8th May 2009 by No Comments

Netflix just implemented some updates to their star rating predictions based on some work done on the Netflix Prize. Here’s what Todd Yellin, Director of Product Management, and Jon Sanders, Director of Recommendation Systems have to say on the Netflix Blog.

Predicting the spread of flu

3rd May 2009 by No Comments

The NY Times has an article discussing how models can help predict the spread of the flu.

Visualizing Bayes’ theorem

2nd May 2009 by No Comments

If you’re looking for a good explanation of Bayes’ theorem, relating the conditional and marginal probabilities of two random events, this blog post does a great job through the use of visuals.

A good recommendation algorithm

25th March 2009 by No Comments

Greg Linden put together a few thoughts about recommendation algorithms. His ideas continue at a post on the Communications of the ACM Blog.

Info about Choicestream recommendation engine

24th March 2009 by No Comments

Read Write Web compiled some information about recommendation engine provider, Choicestream, and what they can do for online advertising.

KXEN announces upcoming training dates

12th March 2009 by No Comments

Predictive analytics software vendor, KXEN, has announced two upcoming training sessions to be held in Chicago.

May 13-14, 2009 Fundamental Training and KXEN Certification
May 15, 2009 Scripting and Advanced Topics

Predictive Analytics for Business and Marketing

5th March 2009 by No Comments

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Predictive Analytics Training Seminars

5th March 2009 by No Comments

Prediction Impact offers predictive analytics training seminars