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This article is by Jordan Morrow and originally appeared on the Qlik Blog here: https://blog.qlik.com/dont-forget-the-human-element-of-the-data-literacy-recipe

What if I told you only 32 percent of business executives said that they’re able to create measurable value from data, and just 27 percent said their data and analytics projects produce actionable insights? Let me put it another way: How excited would you be if I said I made you some chocolate chip cookies, but I only put in 32 percent of the required sugar and 27 percent of the required flour?

I sure hope you wouldn’t eat those cookies.

This article is by Peter Simon & Rajiv Shah and originally appeared on the DataRobot Blog here: https://blog.datarobot.com/new-world-old-model-now-what

 
May You Live In Unprecedented Times
2020’s word of the year is likely to be “unprecedented” — which, from a data science perspective, might make us rather nervous.

This article is by Kenda Barnes and originally appeared on the Alteryx Engine Works Blog here: https://community.alteryx.com/t5/Engine-Works-Blog/This-Feature-That-You-Didn-t-Know-About-Will-Change-Your-Life/ba-p/548446#

When you open Alteryx Designer, the default layout direction on the canvas is horizontal.

This article is by Benoit Dageville and originally appeared on the Snowflake Blog here: https://www.snowflake.com/blog/data-for-humanity/

I considered other titles for this blog. At first, “Data for Good” seemed appropriate. But COVID-19 has impacted nearly all of humanity.

This article is by Geoff Thomas and originally appeared on the Qlik Blog here: https://blog.qlik.com/your-next-decision-could-change-lives-why-we-need-data-skills-and-analytics

The year was 1993. The place, a little town in Sweden.

This article is by John Sturdivant and originally appeared on the DataRobot Blog here: https://blog.datarobot.com/leveraging-machine-learning-in-the-new-oil-gas-reality

 
Current Situation: A Double Black Swan in Supply and Demand
Amidst the global economic turmoil caused by COVID-19, few industries have been hit as hard as the upstream oil and gas industry.

This article is by Robert Lenius and originally appeared on the Alteryx Engine Works Blog here: https://community.alteryx.com/t5/Engine-Works-Blog/Tax-Reporting-From-ERP-To-Inbox/ba-p/547167#

With tax requirements constantly changing there can come a need to have ERP data or alerts automatically come into your mailbox, eliminating the need to manually pull and check this information on a routine basis.

This article is by Geoff Soon and originally appeared on the Digicon Asia Blog here: https://www.digiconasia.net/tips/5-tips-to-help-data-scientists-evolve-in-an-expanding-field

Data scientists need to pull more weight in establishing a pervasive data-first corporate culture.

This article is by Mike Ferguson and originally appeared on the Qlik Blog here: https://blog.qlik.com/augmented-analytics-how-artificial-intelligence-is-changing-the-face-of-analytics

It’s hard to believe that we are now over 30 years into data warehousing.

This article is by Gareth Goh and originally appeared on the DataRobot Blog here: https://blog.datarobot.com/enterprise-ai-accelerating-healthcare-organizations-toward-value-based-care

For Symphony Care Network, typical payment models didn’t make sense for either the patients or the company.