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How to unleash Data Science with an MBA?
My Data Science journey starts at CERN where I finished my master thesis in 2009. CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, is the home of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) and has some questions to answer: like how the universe works and what is it made of. CERN collects nearly unbelievable amounts of data…
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IMF Global Data Explorer
How about some visual takeaways from the IMF’s World Economic Outlook? Recently I prepared two nifty data visualizations with Tableau that I like to share with you. These visualizations allow you to explore plenty of economical data, including IMF staff estimates until 2020. Don’t forget to choose “Units” after switching “Subject” on the right-side bar.…
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A Data Processing Guide in the Big Data Jungle
We are deep in the Big Data jungle. According to Gartner’s Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies, Big Data has now officially passed the “peak of inflated expectations”, and is now on a one-way trip to the “trough of disillusionment”. Gartner says it’s done so rather fast, because we already have consistency in the way we approach…
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7 Big Data Analytics Use Cases for Financial Institutions
Recently we hear a lot about Big Data Analytics’ ability to deliver usable insight – but what does this mean exactly for the financial service industry? While much of the Big Data activity in the market up to now has been experimenting about Big Data technologies and proof-of-concept projects, I like to show in this post seven issues banks and…
