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- Short Bio:
- Grew up in Dixon, IL and in St. Peter, MN. Graduated from college with a degree in math and secondary education. I worked in the actuarial department of American General Assurance Company for seven years. Now I work for Discovery Corps, Inc., a data mining and predictive analytics consultancy. We do a wide variety of data mining, from the pharmaceutical industry to direct marketing to insurance. Variety IS the spice of life!
My LinkedIn profile is at ...
http://www.linkedin.com/pub/dan-graettinger/b/757/108
- My Website or LinkedIn Profile (URL):
- http://www.discoverycorpsinc.com
- Field of Expertise:
- Business Analytics, Predictive Modeling, Data Mining, Marketing Databases, Vizualization, Other
- Years of Experience in Analytical Role:
- 4
- Professional Status:
- Consultant
- Interests:
- Networking
- What is your Favorite Data Mining or Analytical Website?
- http://www.discoverycorpsinc.com
- What Other Analytical Website do you Recommend?
- http://www.kdnuggets.com
- Your Company:
- Discovery Corps Incorporated
- Industry:
- Data mining and data visualization
- How did you find out about AnalyticBridge?
- A friend told me about it.
Daniel Graettinger's Blog
Article: Using Data Mining to Predict the Winter Olympics Medal Counts
Posted on January 23, 2014 at 3:21pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
Could data mining techniques accurately predict the medal counts at the Olympics? This question came into mind four years ago while watching the Winter Games in Vancouver. I knew that a predictive model could give us an estimate of the number of medals each nation might win; but how close could we get to the actual outcomes? It was a tantalizing project …. …
Article: Data Mining Misconceptions - The 50/50 Problem
Posted on November 8, 2012 at 7:21pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
When creating a predictive model, data miners need to “tune” it to make the right kind of mistakes. Setting the cut-off point between ‘promising’ and ‘unpromising’ depends a lot on our client’s biggest concern -- missed opportunities or false alarms.
ContinueNew Article: Make Your Next DM Presentation Twice as Good as Your Last
Posted on October 15, 2012 at 3:18pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
Improving our presentation skills will make for happier clients and bosses. In this article, Tim Graettinger focuses on five crucial practices that will make your next presentation twice as good as your last.…
ContinueNew Article: Make Your Next Data Mining Presentation Twice as Good as Your Last
Posted on October 3, 2012 at 6:00am 0 Comments 0 Likes
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