Until I tried one, I never understood the appeal of e-book readers, given that tablets can do much more. The e-reader's ease and comfort became apparent as I raced to finish the second "Hunger Games" book before the movie came out. I blew ...
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In a few short weeks, approximately 30,000 people from all over the world will descend upon the historic city of Philadelphia for the Greenbuild International Conference & Expo, which features three days of extensive educational ...
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Approximately 30,000 people from all over the world are expected to attend the Greenbuild International Conference & Expo in Philadelphia, which features three days of extensive educational programming, workshops and showcases of the latest ...
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New York-based political statistician and author Nate Silver was a special guest speaker at IBM's Information On Demand conference. Big data, algorithms and sports analysis were among the topics of discussion. Conference MC Jason Silva ...
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Computerworld - Statistical modeling techniques that retailers and manufacturers use to find and target customers helped some prognosticators predict the outcome of this month's U.S. elections with stunning accuracy. Because of his ...
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If there was one lesson for political pundits from last week's presidential election,it was that basic statistical modeling techniques can be used to predict election outcomes with stunning accuracy. Quantitative analyst and New York ...
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