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Today's selection of cuttings and submissions (updated Fri Oct 12 2018)

Technology from SatelliteVu could allow tracking the movement of plastics in the oceans Read more

... hitherto impossible due to the cost and sheer amount of time taken to survey large areas. A new breed of satellites will re-visit a target site every hour, throughout the day and night, and produce imagery regardless of the weather conditions so that constant, near-real time monitoring is possible. Read it

Signs that big data hype is - slowly - turning into real change in MR Read more

Our own British Research Barometer, produced in partnership with Circle Research, shows big data finally finding its way into the mainstream, as seen in job ad wordings and responses to our methodologies questions. Full detail here. Read it

Report predicts sevenfold growth in 7 years for healthcare analytics market Read more

The global healthcare analytics market is expected to reach USD 53.65 bn by 2025, from just $7.04bn in 2016, according to a report published by Grand View Research, Inc. The report cites 'Rising need to curb healthcare expenses related to hospital workflow incompetence and medical products' as a key driver, along with more general 'Rapid digitalization of healthcare data', which can be used to reduce treatment time and to enhance performance of healthcare providers. Read it

RECENT FEATURES from around the industry...

In the near future, Data Scientists will conduct their business very differently - argues writer Paramita Ghosh, with reference to a host of other articles and authorities. '...as Big Data, algorithm economics, IoT, and Cloud continue to become mainstream... The two most striking features of this transition are increased automation of data processes and delivery of instantaneous analytics solutions'. (WEB) (published August 2018)

Beyond the Black Box in Analytics and Cognitive - Author and Professor Thomas H Davenport on the need to interpret how *some* AI / machine learning tools arrive at their decisions (WEB)

Understand the anomalies too - Avi Avital, VP Customer Success at Anodot on 'Business Intelligence 2.0' (WEB)

In the News...

ONS Recommends Keeping Census

18/6/25

Britain is set to continue with its decennial Census surveys. After a debate and consultation the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has this week recommended that the government continue the two-century-old tradition for England and Wales with a 2031 wave, while its Scottish counterpart offered the same basic conclusion. More.

Logit Group Launches Anti-Fraud Tool Calibr8

18/6/25

Toronto, Canada-based data collection services and tools firm The Logit Group has launched Calibr8, a data quality and fraud detection system built to provide greater confidence in respondent authenticity and research outcomes and integrating with any survey platform. More.

OfficeReports Adds Drag & Drop to Excel Reporting

17/6/25

In Copenhagen, analysis and reporting software firm OfficeReports has announced a major update to its Calculo Excel-based survey analysis tool, which now features Drag & Drop Crosstabs. More.

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