DSS News D. J. Power, Editor March 27, 2011 -- Vol. 12, No. 7 A Free Bi-Weekly Publication of DSSResources.COM approximately 2,100 subscribers In this issue: 1) What is the "true story" about using data mining to identify a relationship between sales of beer and diapers? 2) Recent DSS News Headlines 3) DSS Conferences/Call for Papers ****************************************************************** 1) What is the "true story" about using data mining to identify a relationship between sales of beer and diapers? by Dan Power Editor, DSSResources.com For many years we have told the story of using data mining to find a relationship between sales of "beer and diapers". This tale of data mining success is told, retold and added to like any other frequently told legend. Some consider this type of application an excellent example of why we need to make greater use of data mining. So what actually happened? Is this a good example of data mining? What is the "true story"? Continue reading at http://dssresources.com/faq/index.php?action=artikel&id=41 ************************************************************ Purchase Dan Power's Decision Support Basics http://businessexpertpress.com/books/decision-support-basics ************************************************************ 2) Recent DSS News Headlines 03/24/2011 Siemens launches Plantville — an innovative gaming platform to showcase products and solutions for industry and infrastructure. 03/23/2011 Southeast Texas Medical Associates building strong post treatment care programs with IBM Business Analytics software. 03/23/2011 SAP launches next-generation GRC, enabling unified view and greater control over risk. 03/22/2011 Report to the President: every federal agency needs a 'big data' strategy. 03/17/2011 Equifax and Moody's Analytics redesign CreditForecast.com consumer credit and economic intelligence service. 03/15/2011 MicroStrategy adds new industry apps to its MicroStrategy Mobile App on the iTunes App Store. 03/15/2011 iPad version of Smartsheet's flagship online project management service now available. Read the news at DSSResources.COM ******************** Advertise Here **************************** 3) DSS Conferences 1. Business Intelligence and Knowledge Management track at AMCIS sponsored by AIS SIG DSS, Detroit, MI, August 4-7, 2011. Check http://amcis2011.aisnet.org/ 2. Knowledge Management and Business Intelligence track at ICIS 2011, Shanghai, China December 4-7, 2011. Check http://icis2011.aisnet.org/track16.htm ****** Please tell your DSS friends about DSSResources.COM ***** DSS News is copyrighted (c) 2011 by D. J. Power. Please send your questions to daniel.power@dssresources.com. Connect with Dan Power at http://www.linkedin.com/in/danpower This list is hosted by the University of Northern Iowa in the spirit of cooperation with the network community. The opinions expressed by contributors do not necessarily reflect those of the University or its employees. The University shall not be liable for any damages which may result directly or indirectly from errors or omissions in or application of information distributed via this group. You may leave this list by sending a message to: MAILSERV@uni.edu where the body of the message contains: UNSUB dssnews Please tell your friends they may join the list by sending a message to: MAILSERV@uni.edu where the body of the message contains: SUB dssnews Thanks for reading and for supporting DSS News and DSSResources.com. |