by John M. DeMarco | Sep 13, 2023 | Geek Out on Data
The 21st Century has not been known for its efforts to protect Americans’ privacy. The new millennium didn’t start out that way, but within its first few years two events changed the game: the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks (with their subsequent passing of the...
by John M. DeMarco | Sep 9, 2023 | Geek Out on Data
Clarifying questions: What is the question I want to answer with this statistic?What does the statistic mean?What are the units?What is the underlying data for this statistic?What do typical data points look like? What do extreme values look like?What is the time...
by John M. DeMarco | Sep 9, 2023 | Geek Out on Data
Digitizing Your Business…Converting data into digital products & services.The foundation of becoming data-driven. …vs. Becoming Data DrivenData is the main concern of the organization.Leaders are “data-obsessed.”Data is constantly analyzed to drive business model...
by John M. DeMarco | Sep 9, 2023 | Geek Out on Data
Words and terms matter…especially the ones that we toss around in everyday conversation. Data: Raw inputs, no intrinsic value by itself. Information: Data with added meaning. Knowledge: Information packaged together to convey purpose, patterns, &...
by John M. DeMarco | Sep 7, 2019 | Geek Out on Data
Algorithms are processes or sets of rules followed in calculations or other problem-solving operations, especially by computers. Algorithms gather data about everyone and everything, from every imaginable, interconnected source, and this data is now the global...
