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Industry Articles

The lowdown on loyalty schemes
Our very own Client Services Director Sally Carey weighs in on loyalty schemes

10 Companies & Technologies to Watch in 2013
Inside Analysis chose their top ten companies and technologies to watch in 2013 based on distinction, innovation, and relevance.

The Geeks Shall Inherit the Earth
Statisticians aren't meant just for the financial industries...

Back to the Corner Store with Data Driven Creative
Data driven customer service is driving substantial response rates.

Real-time Data Analysis Recipe calls for mix of IT, Business Savvy
"Blind pursuit of technology for technology's sake can mask ... inherent complexities associated with real-time analytics."

Statistical Significance
Significance is a technical concept that is often misunderstood - explore the meaning here.

Seven in a row? The Tour de France and the likelihood of Lance
Was Armstrong's string of successes always too unlikely to be true?
 

Blogs, Books, and Groups

R-Bloggers
R-Bloggers is a hub of content from bloggers who write about R. The site works by aggregating feeds from participating R blogs to give a comprehensive blog about all things R.

getstats
getstats is a campaign mounted by the Royal Statistical Society to improve the way we handle numbers. Statistics are tools that turn data into useful information.

Books

The Tao of Statistics (Dana K Keller)
Ggplot2: Elegant Graphics fro Data Analysis (Hadley Wickham)
The Deciding Factor: The Power of Analytics to Make Every Decision a Winner (Larry E Rosenberger and John Nash)
Intelligent Data Analysis: An Introduction (Berthold and Hand)
Data Mining Techniques: For Marketing, Sales and Customer Relationship Management (Gordon S Linoff and Michael J Berry)
 

LinkedIn Groups

 

Learning Resources

Some of our super Geeks do online courses on the side for fun. Here are some of their favorites. The best part is they're all free!

Coursera

Coursera offers online courses through partnerships with top universities such as; Stanford, Duke, Caltech, Brown, Wesleyan and Penn.

edX Universities

edX is a not-for-profit enterprise that features courses specifically designed for online study. With founding partners Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the online courses reflect a wealth of knowledge and experience.

Udacity

Founded by three roboticists, Udacity connect teachers to hundreds of thousands of students online.