Data mining has become respectable, useful, even essential. Data mining is based on highly automated statistical algorithms that are able to identify reproducible patterns in “wide” data sets. Wide data sets have many columns (or variables), often more columns than rows. If you have any of the following problems, then data mining can help:• Your models fit well when you build them, but do poorly when implemented.• You hav...

PANEL DATA OFFER MAJOR OPPORTUNITIES AND SERIOUS PITFALLS The most common type of longitudinal data is panel data, consisting of measurements of predictor and response variables at two or more points in time for many individuals. Such data have two major attractions: the ability to control for unobservables, and the determination of causal ordering. However, there is also a major difficulty with panel data: repeated observations are typically...

WHY ATTEND? Data. Community. Markets. As DataContent marks its 20th year, we’ll explore the intersection of Data, Communities and Markets. The sessions offered throughout the conference go beyond the data hype, and give you a straight talk on why the data business is the hottest segment of the information industry, and how it will continue to grow. During the conference we’ll identify the trends that are the most profitable and how...

Benefits Use inventive techniques to get through the zoning and land development process in one piece. Go beyond zoning basics and learn what you need to know to succeed in land development. You will learn what makes a project successful and how to present an effective case in the land use process. Register today and discover new strategies for preparing complete applications, working with regulatory agencies and handling the hearing process t...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of the Secretary (OS), Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) advocates for small businesses by providing guidance, education, and support to internal and external stakeholders in order to maximize opportunity while maintaining accountability. A series of Community Outreach Events are being developed to educate small businesses 1) on the Affordable Care Act;...

Due to unprecedented budget pressure, institutions are taking open source from academic computing and bringing it into the data center and the classroom. By doing so they're reducing costs and increasing collaborative innovation. Gunnar Hellekson, Red Hat Chief Technology Strategist, discusses the evolution and growth of open source in higher education.

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Small Business Industry Day at Philadelphia Naval Base, Philadelphia, PA on 2 June 2011 cohosted by Naval Ship Systems Engineering Station [SSES]; Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Atlantic Division; and Naval Supply Command. Small Business Industry Day is an opportunity for Industry to learn about How to Do Business with each Command. Small Business Industry Day is open to U.S. Citizens of Small Businesses. Seating for this event is limit...

The Federal Bureau of Investigation`s Information Technology Exchange Conference (ITEC), hosted by the CIO, draws over 350 IT Specialists from headquarters and field offices around the country. Previously, ITEC was held every other year; but as a result of the success of the 2008 and 2009 conferences in Boston and Seattle, the Bureau decided their staff requires this training annually.The purpose of ITEC is to provide a platform for broadly sh...