translating analytical language into business language
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Translating Business Goals Into Analytics
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Agenda Frame the challenge Introduce the framework Explore the framework Toy example Keys for success
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The Challenge
Business strategy
conversations are high level
Analytics and modeling are
specific
How do you get from high level goals to
specific models?
Solve the right problem
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Framework Overview12345
The right question
Evaluate Data Sources
Choose an Analysis
Evaluate Limits
Document
Answer The Right Question
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The Right Question
Identify the problem
Ask question
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Vagueto
concrete
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The Right Data
What data is available?1
Answers the Question?2
Am I missing data?3
The Right Analysis Many good frameworks exists
for choosing a good model Great framework from Benjamin
Skrainka (principal data scientist @ Galvanize)
http://www.slideshare.net/dominodatalab/data-science-popup-seattle-correctness-in-data-science
Stay focused on the question
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The Limits
Every analytic
choice has limits Limits define
application and model
extendibility
If the limits prevent answering
the question, revisit the data and model steps
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Documentation A vital and often skipped step in model building Could an outsider understand your project? Start by document high level goals of business question
Should be able to summarize the goals into a simple sentence or two. Once this is set, don’t change it
Are there anomalies in the data? What assumptions does the model make?
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Keys for Success Buy In
Everyone agrees Communication
Everyone is up to date Documentation
Everyone can look back and understand
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Conclusion Framework
ID the question Data Choose the best
analysis Understand limits DOCUMENT
Clarity is key throughout the entire process
Thank you.