Tag Archives: unstructured data

Got text data? Now what?

Fiona McNeil, SAS

Are there different aspects to consider when evaluating software for unstructured and structured data? Yes and no. Here are similarities and differences you should know about when considering software.

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Next up for private sector: Data philanthropy and innovation

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Information can aid struggling countries only if it’s the right kind. Read about the “new” kind of corporate responsibility – that of sharing data, or data philanthropy.

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Information is aid

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The United Nations Global Pulse views information as aid to troubled regions. Robert Kirkpatrick, Director, tells why he likes that his job “helps address the world’s most wicked problems – with data.”

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Don’t fear big data, says author Thornton May. Embrace it.

Thornton May

Author Thornton May encourages enterprises to embrace big data in a series of video clips. Understand why unstructured data is so important and how big data plays a role in helping an enterprise predict what customers want.

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Trusting machines to understand humans

Trusting Machines

“I think that’s what she meant by that…” is a common question of sentiment. This excerpt from the white paper Text Analytics for Social Media, by Jim Sterne, internationally known writer and speaker, gives insight on how systems can help the misinterpretation problem.

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What are the hottest trends in analytics?

Eric Siegel

Eric Siegel, PhD, Conference Chair for Predictive Analytics World and Text Analytics World, expands on the innovative approaches of using social data, text analytics and net-lift modeling for better predictive models in this video.

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Validating your information with text analytics: a new way to substantiate the structured data

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Organizations are applying innovative text analytics to validate structured data that’s often perceived as gospel. Read more in this article.

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Three rules of text analytics

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Text analytics, a strategic element of business analytics, breaks down unstructured data to uncover insights that affect decisions. Stick to these three rules when applying text analytics.

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