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Predictive Analytics

Where exactly does all that Facebook data go?

This Chrome Extension Reveals Exactly How Facebook Uses Your Data

It reveals how machine learning algorithms like IBM Watson employ specific data to gain insights into the user's personality.
By John Bonazzo
The Masaya volcano in Nicaragua.

GE’s New Digital Tool Can Determine When Volcanoes Will Erupt

The company built an immersive digital model of the Manaya volcano in Nicaragua and then analyzed it with big data and predictive analytics.
By John Bonazzo
Used correctly, predictive policing can be used to address the complex factors underlying crime trends.

Why Big-Data Analysis of Police Activity Is Inherently Biased

Crime data reflect only what crimes are identified by the police – not all the crimes that occur. So decisions based on crime data are necessarily biased and incompletely informed.
By William Isaac and Andi Dixon

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