Posts Tagged ‘analytics’
On Video Game Analytics and a Neuroscientist Perspective
Note: This blog was previously published as part of the 2018 INFORMS Annual Conference. It’s the last day of the conference, the day where often new members make their first INFORMS presentations. Many of us know someone whose training is not in ORMS per se, but whom we’d enjoy seeing at the conference because of…
Read MoreRethinking Well-Known Concepts
Note: This blog was first published for the 2018 INFORMS annual conference. When we attend INFORMS, we usually we learn new things about what we already know, or experience new concepts for the first time. But I had an interesting experience in a TIMES session that made me think of another type of learning. Sometimes…
Read MorePeak Analytics and Novelty
Note: This blog post was originally written for the INFORMS 2018 annual conference. Suppose for a moment, that your favorite sports team has completely adopted analytics. Your (American) football coach stops giving the inefficient running back so many carries. Your mediocre basketball center no longer dominates the ball for post-ups, instead serving as a willing passer…
Read MoreMoneyball, UPS Delivery, and the Magic of Better
This article was previously published in October 2011. I am moving past blog archives to this site. Recently I watched the movie Moneyball, and thought about what it might mean for quantitatively-minded people. (Note: For the purpose of simplicity, I’ll temporarily pair together quantitatively-minded and operations research, although not everyone in one group would claim…
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