By now you’ve likely heard the buzz around machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI).These technologies are poised to transform and improve countless aspects of our daily lives, from driver-less cars, to smart energy meters, to product recommendations on Amazon. At West Monroe, as business consultants and deep technologists, we keep a close pulse on how new advances in machine...
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Have you ever been in the middle of an early morning fitness class and thought “I know why I’m here – I’ve got to stay in shape all winter for outdoor cycling season—but what gets everyone else to show up for this particular 6am spinning class?” Is it because the instructor has the best playlist?…
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By now the concept of a ‘food desert’ has become a common term in diet and obesity research: it is a place where few grocery stores or healthy food options are accessible to residents, and as a result may cause obesity or other health problems. Using the same concept, what if instead we focused on health behaviors and outcomes for those who live in ‘doctor deserts’, in areas where there are...
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Among the many reasons Tableau has remained a leader within Gartner’s Magic Quadrant for Business Intelligence and Analytics Platforms is that it continues to empower analysts without expert knowledge of reporting tools to create a wide variety of meaningful and clear data visualizations. Tableau’s mapping capabilities in particular are a prime example of how a potentially complicated...
Read MoreGeospatial data is all around us. Weather reports, suggested routes on Google Maps, geotagged tweets, store locations, and airline routes are an integral part of our daily lives and can be considered geospatial data. Geospatial data is also highly influential in today’s business market, and businesses that incorporate geospatial data into their analysis, reporting, and forecasting have the...
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