From Early Statistics to Early Analytics | Ep. 10 | Keyboard and Quill Podcast

Sub: stree.ai/keybo... | Why do nearly all stores have a loyalty program? Are they really just seeking loyalty, or is it a key aspect of how they’re using analytics to improve their business? In this episode of Keyboard and Quill, hosts Tim Berglund and Rachel Pedreschi explore the evolution of early data analytics. They trace its development from early statistics concepts to Florence Nightingale's pioneering work in healthcare to Ronald Fisher’s foundational null hypothesis and randomized controlled trials (despite his deplorable role in history as a eugenicist) to John Tukey’s advocacy for exploratory data analysis. Through it all, we see how various threads contributed to the methods and practices underlying today's data-driven decision making.
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SPECIAL THANKS TO:
Rachel Pedreschi and Claritype
Link: www.claritype.com
Bill Inmon
Link: datavox.ai
Dr. Doron Swade
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Gwen Shapira
Link: www.thenile.dev
Chris Wiggins and Matthew Jones
Book: wwnorton.com/b...
Coastal Kites for the music you heard in our interlude.
CREDITS
Story by Tim Berglund and Rachel Pedreschi
Produced by Peter Furia, Noelle Gallagher, and Tim Berglund
Edited by Noelle Gallagher and Peter Furia
Original music and sound by Jeff Kite, keyboardist for The Voidz: linktr.ee/jeff...
CHAPTERS
00:50 - The Rise of Analytics
06:21 - Who developed analytics?
24:56 - Doron Swade on Babbage
28:12 - Hollerith Earth Tabulator
ABOUT THE PODCAST
Keyboard and Quill is a playful, narrative podcast exploring data and technology through time. Co-hosted by Silicon Valley database startup veterans, Tim Berglund and Rachel Pedreschi, and inspired by the soundscapes of NPR’s award-winning Radiolab, Keyboard and Quill is a lively look at how we went from the wheel to the smartphone-from the printing press to the complex data ecosystems powering our modern lives. Tim and Rachel combine their own research with interviews they've conducted with academics, technologists, co-founders, software engineers, and other Silicon Valley professionals.
Keyboard and Quill is created and made possible by StarTree, original creators of Apache Pinot, hosts of Real-Time Analytics Summit, and creators of Tim’s podcast for data professionals, “Real-Time Analytics with Tim Berglund.
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