Monthly Archives: July 2015

Validating Big Data

Posted on July 28, 2015 by Pranab

Data quality is a thorny issue in most Big Data projects. It’s been reported that more than half  of the time spent in Big Data projects goes towards data cleansing and preparation. In this post, I will cover data validation … Continue reading →

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Customer Conversion Prediction with Markov Chain Classifier

Posted on July 6, 2015 by Pranab

For on line users, conversion generally refers to the user action that results in some tangible gain for a business e.g., an user opening an account or an user making his or her first purchase. Next to drawing large number … Continue reading →

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