The introduction of laws in many states permitting the cultivation, distribution, and consumption of cannabis products has spurred a massive influx...
Leveraging Analytics in the Emerging Cannabis Industry
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How to Rule Seasonality with Analytics
Seasonality analytics encompasses the occurrences of factors that are unique to a specific time, condition, or planning for an event that could...
As A New (Shorter) Baseball Season Begins, So Does A Different Way Of Looking At The Data
It’s safe to say the 2020 Major League Baseball season will be unlike any other. Games will be played with no fans in attendance, and the fans...
The Value of Data in COVID-19 Contact Tracing
States across the country are now easing lockdown restrictions, increasing the number of interactions people have on a daily basis. In order to...
Practical Analysis: The Next Chapter
The “Practical Analysis” blog series is dedicated to answering the questions: “So what is analysis anyway?” and “How can I apply it in my world?”...
Leveraging Social Determinants of Health Is Easier than You Think
There’s been a lot of discussion over the last several months in the healthcare world about social determinants of health – or SDOH. These are...
What You Should Include on Your COVID-19 Dashboard
In a health crisis such as the coronavirus pandemic, there’s a lot that feels uncontrollable. And rightfully so. But for healthcare providers and...
How Data Visualization Can Help During the Coronavirus Pandemic
There is no more important time for health organizations to use all of the data available to them than in a health crisis. The data can help health...
5 Ways To Improve Data Literacy in Your Organization
A common theme for organizations that successfully use data is the fact that everyone in the organization is on board with the approach to data....
5 Ways to Get More Out of Data Visualization
By definition, data visualization is about showing information in a visual format. People often get overwhelmed when they see numbers on a...
The Virtually Unlimited Possibilities of VR in Healthcare
When people think of applications for virtual reality, video games are usually the first thing that come to mind. While VR gaming may be the most...
How 3D Printing and Big Data are Working Together
3D printing has become a hot topic in recent years, and is being used in a variety of industries such as healthcare, engineering, architecture, and...
How Analytics Can Help During Flu Outbreaks
Every year, thousands of children are hospitalized because of the flu; several dozen to more than 100 children die each year from...
Exploratory Data Analysis Part 2: Helping You Make Better Decisions
In my first post on exploratory data analysis (EDA), I discussed why it’s important to get a “sense” for the data you’re working with before...
Practical Analysis: Understanding Visualization Concepts
We humans like pictures. We’re wired to process images quickly and effectively. The evolution of those capabilities over thousands of years has...
Finding Higher Ed Success with Data through Dashboard Visualization
You only get one chance to make a first impression. Sound advice for socialization, sure, but it can also apply to the world of higher ed. (Beyond...
How You Can Better Visualize Your Data
If you think about it for a moment, the purpose of visualizations is to communicate information effectively. And you want to do that in ways that...
Four Lessons from Florence Nightingale, the Mother of HC Analytics
Healthcare analytics. Data visualization. Population health. Buzz continues to build around these terms as we look ahead to 2018. But looking back,...
Holiday Wish List for the Beverage Alcohol Industry
2017 was a busy and tumultuous year for the beverage alcohol industry, especially those who were affected by the wildfires in California. This year...
How to Harness the Power of Pictures in Analytics
As an analyst, you can perform the most sophisticated analysis and draw the most compelling conclusions, but without a way to share these with...