Alternative data refers to data collected from nontraditional sources, like social media and satellite imagery. This type of data can impact stock prices and investment decisions.

We use a lot of examples in this book, which seems particularly appropriate considering that the book is all about learning from examples! There are several standard datasets that we will come back to ...

Synthetic data is information that's artificially manufactured rather than generated by real-world events. It's created algorithmically and is used as a stand-in for test data sets of production or ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about how to drive more value with data and analytics. Today, most business leaders would like to see data used ...