If you are anyway connected with analytics, database management, econometrics or BI, you will have heard of this new-fashioned title of the 21st century, the data scientist.
Much like the conventional scientist who researches, experiments and innovates; a data scientist is a hands-on person who puts into practice well established principles and norms of data science
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Of late we have many students asking how to land a job in SAS. Interestingly, landing a job that sets you off on a SAS career path requires a slightly different roadmap than most jobs.
To begin with, know yourself.
Are you an analytical person who likes to works with stats and logic? Or has programming caught
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Who says analytics is only about facts, figures and insights? If you are smart enough, you can combine your career in analytics with unfulfilled aspirations and pleasure pursuits. In a nation gripped with a sports fever each time the World Cup happens, what other example could I give but analytics in sports?
Take for instance the recent
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As ‘policy paralysis’ becomes the latest euphemism used by our ingenuous Indian politicians, it reminds me of the synonymous jargon used within many analytics mature organizations - ‘analysis paralysis’. This is simply a polite way of referring to the state of over analysing, so much so that the process of decision-making freezes (or paralyses) and
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While the first two quarters of 2014 have witnessed plenty of analytics frenzy, the month of July has been comparatively quieter. Albeit, the continued faith in the power of analytics continues ... with increased investment in analytics by vendors, angel investors, educational institutes and company boards.
Awards
# At the recently held NASSCOM Product Conclave 2014 at Kolkata (July 17-18th)
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Okay. So you know all about IQ and EQ tests. While different IQ (Intelligent Quotient) tests assess your visual, mathematical and even language abilities they also run a check on your memory and information processing speed against a score. EQ (Emotional Intelligence Quotient) tests on the other hand, evaluate the emotional ability to perceive, control
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An interview with Somdeep Kumar Sen
Somdeep may have come from a small town in West Bengal, but has launched his career as an Analytics professional in a short time. Discipline and focus has stood him well, as he always knew what he wanted to do.
An alumni of IVY Professional School’s Data Analytics programme, Somdeep
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According to a report by Equentis Capital, the healthcare sector in India is expected to grow at a CAGR of 15 % to touch US$ 158.2 billion in 2017.
“The factors behind the growth of the sector are rising incomes, easier access to high-quality healthcare facilities, greater awareness of personal health and hygiene” contributing to a
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At IVY, we have students and mid-career professionals enhancing their knowledge base with the Analytics and IT Programmes. They come from different streams, industries and work areas. It is our constant effort to innovate, educate and empower our Programme participants with the latest in analytics jargon, industry usage and application areas.
It was the foresight of
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We are back with a wrap-up of what’s been happening in June in the Indian Analytics industry.
Reports and Market Projections
# The projection of the Indian analytics market gets better and brighter, with the latest verdict delivered at the NASSCOM Big Data and Analytics Summit 2014 held in Hyderabad on June 27th.
"Analytics market in India, which
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This month, our focus has been on ‘retail analytics’, one of the fastest growing analytics deployment areas in recent years. In tandem with this theme, we bring to you Kolkata based start-up SIBIA Analytics and Consulting Services PL, a young and highly promising firm, whose forte is retail analytics. Noted as one of 10 Emerging
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A sneak peek into the new budget of the Modi Government reveals plans to open up India's $500 billion retail sector to global online retailers such as Wal-Mart Stores and Amazon. With this the competition in Indian online retail industry heats up as online retailers jostle the e-commerce space to engage customer activity.
Online retailing in
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How many people entered the store (A) during the peak summer month of May?
How did they behave?
What was the footfall to sales ratio for those 31 days?
What was the footfall per square feet during the period?
What does the effective sales per square feet tell about the store visitors?
Retailers who want to get ahead of
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A rundown on companies focusing on Analytics placement in Delhi and Noida
Delhi sure beats other metros when it comes to analytics hiring!
Taking a tangent from the historical analytics hiring by big companies in the ITES / BPO /BFSI industry, the analytics hiring spectrum in the cities of Delhi and Noida has shifted to small to
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Which are the customers most likely to do repeat purchases?
Which are the customers least likely to do repeat purchases?
Which customers lead to the most profits over a given period?
How likely is a customer or customer segment to buy a product similar to one already purchased?
“Customer is king”, is a well known mantra that has defined
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To unleash the power of Retail Analytics, a retailer needs to face the challenge of too many analytic options – store footfall analytics, supply chain analytics, customer analytics, demand shaping analytics, pricing analytics, and much more.
This calls for the need to be selective while investing in analytics and technologies. Which means a business needs to
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