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The E-Commerce Analytics group at the traditional CPG firm was in charge of compiling various online sales reports, as well as making data-driven recommendations for sales and marketing tactics. In a series of exercises, students address different data challenges for... View Details

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Paul is primarily interested in teaching data science to management students through the case method. This includes technical topics (programming and statistics) as well as higher-level management issues (digital transformation, data governance, etc.) As a research... View Details

Keywords: A/B Testing; AI; AI Algorithms; AI Creativity; Algorithm; Algorithm Bias; Algorithmic Bias; Algorithmic Fairness; Algorithms; Analytics; Application Program Interface; Artificial Intelligence; Causality; Causal Inference; Computing; Computers; Data Analysis; Data Analytics; Data Architecture; Data As A Service; Data Centers; Data Governance; Data Labeling; Data Management; Data Manipulation; Data Mining; Data Ownership; Data Privacy; Data Protection; Data Science; Data Science And Analytics Management; Data Scientists; Data Security; Data Sharing; Data Strategy; Data Visualization; Database; Data-driven Decision-making; Data-driven Management; Data-driven Operations; Datathon; Economics Of AI; Economics Of Innovation; Economics Of Information System; Economics Of Science; Forecast; Forecast Accuracy; Forecasting; Forecasting And Prediction; Information Technology; Machine Learning; Machine Learning Models; Prediction; Prediction Error; Predictive Analytics; Predictive Models; Analysis; AI and Machine Learning; Analytics and Data Science; Applications and Software; Digital Transformation; Information Management; Digital Strategy; Technology Adoption

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Measurement of Multiple Sites in Service Firms with Data Envelopment Analysis

By: R. Metters, F. Frei and V. Vargas

Keywords: Measurement and Metrics; Data and Data Sets; Service Industry

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March 1987
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Using Survey Data to Test Standard Propositions Regarding Exchange Rate Expectations

By: J. Frankel and K. A. Froot

Keywords: Currencies; Exchange Rates; Asset Pricing; International Macroeconomics; Monetary Policy; Currency Controls; Fixed Exchange Rates; Floating Exchange Rates; Currency Bands; Currency Zones; Currency Areas; Rational Expectations; Analytics and Data Science; Finance

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August 2018 (Revised September 2018)
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LendingClub (B): Decision Trees & Random Forests

By: Srikant M. Datar and Caitlin N. Bowler

This case builds directly on the LendingClub (A) case. In this case students follow Emily Figel as she builds two tree-based models using historical LendingClub data to predict, with some probability, whether borrower will repay or default on his loan.
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Keywords: Data Science; Data Analytics; Decision Trees; Investment; Financing and Loans; Analytics and Data Science; Analysis; Forecasting and Prediction

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This paper evaluates the short- and long-term value of sales representatives’ detailing visits to different types of physicians. By understanding the dynamic effect of sales calls across heterogeneous physicians, we provide guidance on the design of optimal call... View Details

27 Feb 2023
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How One Late Employee Can Hurt Your Business: Data from 25 Million Timecards

pandemic fatigue set off a wave of “quiet quitting” and not-so-quiet quitting. "The heart of what we found is that the [quality of work] depends on how much it's accompanied by other employees being late or... View Details

Keywords: by Ben Rand; Retail

26 Jan 2024
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Access Real-World Employment Data from HBS Alumni with the Career Trends Tool

post-grad compensation and job responsibility levels over time. Default filters include industry and function, but you can customize your data by changing these or adding a... View Details

February 2016 (Revised February 2017)
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The Climate Corporation

By: David E. Bell, Forest Reinhardt and Mary Shelman

Climate Corporation is a San Francisco–based data analytics company focused on agricultural applications. It was acquired by Monsanto in 2013. In 2015, Climate's decision support platform was used on 75 million acres of farmland in the U.S.; however, most of those... View Details

Keywords: Agribusiness Industry; Farming; Big Data; Data Analytics; Agriculture; Agribusiness; Decision Making; Analytics and Data Science; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry

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Research Methods and Data Analysis: The Challenge of Knowing How to Do What About Why

By: T. M. Amabile and W. DeJong

Keywords: Mathematical Methods; Knowledge Acquisition; Knowledge Management; Knowledge Use and Leverage

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Learning in Extensive-Form Games: Experimental Data and Simple Dynamic Models in the Intermediate Term

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E-Commerce Analytics for CPG Firms (A): Estimating Sales

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Measurement of Multiple Sites in Service Firms with Data Envelopment Analysis

Using Survey Data to Test Standard Propositions Regarding Exchange Rate Expectations

LendingClub (B): Decision Trees & Random Forests

How Do Sales Efforts Pay Off? Dynamic Panel Data Analysis in the Nerlove-Arrow Framework

How One Late Employee Can Hurt Your Business: Data from 25 Million Timecards

Access Real-World Employment Data from HBS Alumni with the Career Trends Tool

The Climate Corporation

Research Methods and Data Analysis: The Challenge of Knowing How to Do What About Why