Data Analysis
Odds and probability…two sides of the same coin
What are the lifetime odds of dying from being hit by a meteorite? 1 in 1,600,000. Yep, not very likely. You are much more likely to die from a dog attack (1 in 86,781) or from a lightning strike (1 in 138,849). But why odds? Why not express these likelihoods in terms of probabilities? Seems…
Read MoreSan Diego and COVID-19 … A Very Challenging Year
We just noticed that it has been a full year since we started posting daily updates to our San Diego County COVID-19 dashboard. This dashboard tracks the San Diego COVID experience: new cases, tests, and positivity rates at the county-level as well as new cases for each of the county’s ZIP Codes. On this first-year…
Read MoreEfficacy vs Effectiveness of the COVID Vaccines…”tomato, tomahto”?
You like potato and I like potahto You like tomato and I like tomahto Potato, potahto, tomato, tomahto Let’s call the whole thing off But oh, if we call the whole thing off Then we must part And oh, if we ever part then that might break my heart —Ira Gershwin The eye-popping efficacy rates…
Read MorePractical Time Series Forecasting – Introduction
“The only thing I cannot predict is the future.” ― Amit Trivedi, Riding The Roller Coaster: Lessons from financial market cycles we repeatedly forget It goes without saying that every business is keenly interested in knowing what the future will bring. Will sales grow next year? By how much? Will suppliers increase their prices? How…
Read MoreTableau vs. Qlik in Latin America
We were looking for data nuggets in the TUDLA Latin America B2B database the other day and stumbled on something that, to hardcore Tableau users like us, was quite surprising. Turns out that in the LATAM region, Tableau is not the preferred data visualization platform. In fact, it is not even in the top five.…
Read MoreTop 15 Metros – From Switzerland to the Sonoran Desert – Fintech Securities & Investments
Shelby Cullom Davis, “one of the least talked about, but most successful investors,” managed to parlay a 1947 $50,000 investment into over $800 million by the time of his passing in 1994. A 23% compounded average annual rate of return. Not too bad. During his career Shelby advised Thomas Dewey on economic matters when he…
Read MoreTop 15 Metros – Wild in Omaha – Fintech Securities & Investments
Today, at least in the financial world, Omaha is probably most famous for being the home of Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway. The company is “currently the 7th largest company in the S&P 500 Index by market capitalization and is famous for having the most expensive share price in history with a Class A share…
Read MoreBreaking Down the Fintech Securities & Investments Sector
A healthy share of Fintech investment has been on the banking-side of the financial services industry, especially loan origination like LendingTree, OnDeck & SoFi, and in payments companies like Venmo, Stripe & PayPal. However, the Securities & Investments sector is also undergoing disruption. Companies like Betterment and WealthFront are targeting investment advice. And StockViews, AlphaSense, Alphametry,…
Read MoreFinding B2B “Look-Alikes” in Latin America
One of the uses of any B2B database is to find prospective customers that look like current customers (aka “look-alikes”). With more developed and complete data, like what exists for the US, this can often be done using statistical predictive models. These models can yield “prospect scores” appended to individual business locations as to their…
Read MoreFintech, Savings and Loans and Springfield MA
An old piece of business advice for startups is to “get out of the office and visit customers.” “Great,” you say, “the Fintech market is over $18b (see our previous post)! Where do I find my prospects?” If you have a new service for savings and loans or their customers, the data may point to…
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