A spike in long-term interest rates rattled investors Tuesday, nudging major U.S. stock indexes lower for the second day in a row.The market nearly clawed back all the way from an early slump that dragged the Dow Jones industrial average down as much as 180 points in the first half-hour of trading. The price of oil closed above $60 a […]
The Technical Writer as an Analyst is a subject matter expert when involved with analyzing any data collected. The writer/analyst is able to communicate and translate technical information from examining a series of data; whether it be about processes, issues, trends, etc.However, before any analysis or evaluation of the data can be done, the writer has to fully understand and […]
The information is vast, the challenges daunting, and the tools statistical. But in the end, Harvard’s new class on big data is as much about people as it is about methodology.The 29 students in “Statistics 183, Learning from Big Data,” work in teams that shift every few weeks, tackling challenges that involve enormous data sets. The students brainstorm and learn […]
