Decision Support News
D. J. Power, Editor
February 2, 2014 Vol. 15, No. 3
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1) What is sabermetrics?
2) Recent DSS News Headlines
3) Upcoming Decision Support Conferences/Call for Papers
by Daniel Power
Editor, DSSResources.com
Sabermetrics is a specific use of analytics in decision making.
It is "the application of statistical analysis to baseball
records, especially in order to evaluate and compare the performance
of individual players". As originally defined by Bill James in 1980,
sabermetrics is "the search for objective knowledge about baseball
(cf., sabr.org/sabermetrics)". Sabermetrics has become a popularized
example of how facts and statistics can be used to make better
decisions.
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2) Recent DSS News Headlines
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1/30/2014 Stored data is piling up: 45% of survey respondents
manage between Oone and 99 Terabytes. Check release.
1/29/2014 MicroStrategy announces suite of new mobile offerings
and capabilities. Check release.
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3) Upcoming Decision Support Conferences/Call for Papers/Books
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1. June 2-5, 2014 DSS 2.0 – Supporting decision making with new technologies, Paris, Click here.
2. June 24-28, 2014, PACIS 2014 - Business Intelligence and Big Data
Analytics Track, Chengdu, China, Click here.
Order Dan Power's new book: Decision Support, Analytics, and Business Intelligence, Second Edition
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Become a Business Expert Press author
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