@MGoldbergData

Independent writer and editor. I've moved my twitter activity to @michaelgoldberg
Joined April 2012
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Healthcare, big data and big frustrations - The Data Roundtable ow.ly/z1fJ6 via @SAS blogs

Healthcare, big data and big frustrations - The Data Roundtable

As part of The Affordable Care Act, many Americans have had to change insurance providers or plans. I’m old enough to realize that wide-sweeping changes like this legislation will surely face many...

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Massimo Vignelli, Visionary Designer Who Untangled the Subway via NYTimes ow.ly/xn8aU last quote worth reading
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Adults with autism may have high burden of health problems, via SFARI.org ow.ly/x47Do
Q&A with Analytics Expert Dean Abbott (@deanabb) via Chief Marketer ow.ly/wMVOG key: "make predictive analytics consumable"
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Random things that correlate ow.ly/wKWPV via @flowingdata

Random things that correlate

This is fun. Tyler Vigen wrote a program that attempts to automatically find things that correlate. As of writing this, 4,000 correlations were found so far (and actually over 100 more when I finis…

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Hachette Snags Sales Analytics Expert Dan Lubart From HarperCollins via Digital Book World ow.ly/wzMV0 note wide responsibilties
Stopped by privacy, security concerns. InBloom Student Data Repository to Close via @NYTimes ow.ly/w1Sli
What it Takes to Succeed with Big Data ow.ly/vQBdK Tom Davenport book excerpt
Mapping a century of earthquakes ow.ly/vOQzJ getting started on a project in R, via @flowingdata
What $1 gets you in floor space in different neighborhoods in US. The Buck Shops Here via @NYTimes ow.ly/vM3Jz

Opinion | The Buck Shops Here (Published 2014)

The actual floor space $1 will buy in a range of neighborhoods across America.

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Get Familiar With Big Data Now. demand rises for analytics pros, via @WSJ ow.ly/vE77u h/t @riparian
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Mayor Walsh opens up Boston’s online data via Boston Globe's @BetaBoston ow.ly/vyYN6
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New IDC Report Shows Link Between Levels of Collaboration and Success of Big Data and Analytics Projects ow.ly/vx3eh
Eight (No, Nine!) Problems With Big Data, oped via @NYTimes ow.ly/vvJ9M -- a tool to be used with others
Data scientist, Sexiest Job of 21st Century is Tedious & that Needs to Change, via @harvardbiz ow.ly/vqEwU too much data prep

The Sexiest Job of the 21st Century is Tedious, and that Needs to Change

We’re wasting the skills of our most talented data scientists.

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Analytics Leaders Discuss Care and Feeding of a Successful Data Team ow.ly/vqpup
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A Billion-Dollar Bracelet Is the Key to a Disney Park via @NYTimes ow.ly/vlRJ2 one user's story in-depth: ow.ly/vlS3j

A Billion-Dollar Bracelet Is the Key to a Disney Park (Published 2014)

Disney is counting on its multifaceted reservation system to ease the way to visit Mickey Mouse and company.

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Susan Benesch on Troll Wrastling for Beginners: Data-Driven Methods to Decrease Hatred Online via @berkmancenter ow.ly/vlh6k
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Dunkin' Blends Big Data with Intuition ow.ly/vkyCo via @Data_Informed
Fewer motorcycle helmets, more deaths. Visuals via @NYTimes ow.ly/viCof

Visuals (Published 2014)

A column that looks at the data behind science and health developments.

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