Technology expert and author Phil Simon gives a keynote speech at Discovery Summit 2015 in San Diego, California, titled "How to Create a Culture of Analytics." Simon contends that pockets of analytic excellence in an organization are often suboptimal and potentially dangerous. What is truly powerful is an organization in
SAS co-founder and JMP creator John Sall gives a keynote speech at Discovery Summit 2015 in San Diego, California, titled "A Few of My Favorite Things." Sall takes a deep dive into a few aspects of what he likes best about JMP and JMP Pro. You may be surprised and
If you’ve been to a Discovery Summit, you know what you have to look forward to. One of the best parts of the conference is meeting other smart, curious people who are interested in discovering cool things in data. Even the introverts come out of their shells when around hundreds
What’s more satisfying than attending a Discovery Summit event? Presenting at one! I know, I know. That’s an honor reserved for the best and the brightest analytic thinkers in the world. Before you say you’re not up for it, answer this question: Do you have a story of data discovery
At Discovery Summit Europe last March, I met many amazing people. You may not remember me, but I remember you. We met during delicious dinners, perky plenaries, and thought-provoking paper and poster presentations. Oh, and we bonded over a lovely glass of red wine or two, if I remember correctly.
Some mornings over coffee or tea, my husband asks me what I’ll be doing that day. I like this exercise because it helps me get mentally prepared for the various meetings and projects that await me in the office. Usually, I only make it to my 10:30 appointment before he
Recently, my colleague Ryan Lekivetz wrote about our trip to Discovery Summit Europe in Brussels and our plan to test whether Belgian chocolate was really better-tasting than US chocolate. Ryan has blogged in detail about the constraints of designing the study, as well as the factors involved. In this blog
This year, I was fortunate enough to present at the JMP Discovery Summit Europe in Brussels, Belgium. When looking for something to bring back for my colleagues in Cary, I first thought of chocolate (actually, my first thought was probably beer, but that didn’t seem like a good idea). One
I recently attended the QS15 Quantified Self Conference and Expo in San Francisco. This three-day event brought self-tracking technology providers together with users who are actively collecting and analyzing their own data. The conference is organized by QS Labs, a Bay area company founded by Kevin Kelly and Gary Wolf. These two Wired
After a photo of “the Dress” went viral on the Internet this past February, JMP developer John Ponte wrote an entertaining and informative blog post, What color is The Dress? JMP can tell you! We had shared this blog post with Beau Lotto, neuroscientist, human perception researcher, and Director of