On Wednesday, it admitted that the political consultancy may have gotten its hands
on the data of 87 million Facebook users, rather than 50 million as previously thought.
Don't rely
on the data of the mind.
Expenses are always estimated, but lenders generally have a good idea when you're under - or overestimating based
on the data of other customers.
They are «dimly conscious» in two senses: (1) as experiences, they do not normally rise to the stature of conscious centers competing for control of the organism, but they have appetitions and aversions in their own right so that it seems appropriate to label them «dimly conscious»; (2) they are perceived only dimly by the members of the regnant society, i.e., the regnant society has these particular occasions as dim, vaguely felt, negative «scars»
on the data of what is clearly perceived in full consciousness.
A process model is a relational model, drawing
on the data of physics and biology, maintaining that we do indeed live in an interconnected universe where everything relates to everything else.
To be sure, any set of basic beliefs tends to produce experiences which can be cited in support of those beliefs, and agreement
on the data of religion seems to be exceedingly difficult to achieve.
The results — based
on data of more than 1800 Australian men aged 35 - 80, including their dietary habits over a 12 - month period — have been published this month in the journal Nutrients.
«The learner drivers make their test drives in a virtual world that is based entirely
on data of geoinformation systems,» Ovtcharova explains.
Dr. Stephenson's paper is based
on data of about 5,000 patients in the Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Registry, of which she is the director.
In order to verify or disprove this thesis, in their first study Stavrova and Luhmann relied
on the data of the General Social Survey (GSS) from the past forty years.
For measuring distances to astronomical objects, one uses a kind of «ladder» of different methods; each method goes only to a limited distance, and each method which goes to a larger distance builds (in general, but not always)
on the data of the method (s) before.
Not exact matches
The demographic
data firm Sperling's BestPlaces based its predictions
on factors including cost
of living, access to transportation, infrastructure, and education, updating its analysis as the e-commerce giant continues to tease new information about the massive project called HQ2.
By focusing
on outcomes for Canadians and making evidence - based decisions that are anchored in meaningful
data and indicators, the Government is moving to a culture
of measurement and impact, and is putting in place the tools to deliver
on priorities, align resources to programs and activities that deliver real value for Canadians, and provide meaningful information to Canadians and Parliament.
That could be a painful realization, but it is far preferable to basing decisions
of any value
on unreliable, flawed
data.
The notes, which were photographed as one
of his aides closed the binder during a short break from testifying, were extensive and covered issues
of data scraping,
data safety, and matters surrounding disturbing content
on the platform, as well as broader issues
of diversity, competition, Facebook's business model, Apple's business model, and «Election Integrity (Russia).»
Instead
of relying
on gut instincts, you can use your
data to make informed, strategic decisions for your business.
He wanted real - time, at - a-glance
data on those visitors that would quickly alert him to any site issues, and more important, allow him to tweak his marketing efforts to generate solid leads from the relatively small number
of visitors to his clients» websites.
The wealth
of data is so great — you might learn, for instance, that customers in Milwaukee typically spend three minutes
on your site and use Firefox — that many entrepreneurs find it overwhelming.
That meant her studies produced
data on how men and women approached various negotiating games both before and after the election
of Donald Trump (these negotiations were generally conducted via chat so they could be objectively scored by other experts).
Environmental group WWF Scotland said Friday that analysis
of data provided by WeatherEnergy showed the country's wind turbines sent 86,467 megawatt hours
of electricity to the National Grid
on Monday.
When the Bank
of Canada raised interest rates
on July 12, Governor Stephen Poloz said the timing
of the next increase will depend
on future
data.
Zuckerberg is
on Capitol Hill this week to face a barrage
of questions from lawmakers looking to probe the tech giant over concerns about privacy,
data collection, and more.
Economists are searching through the onslaught
of data every week looking for signs
of good times ahead, and everyone has their own favourite statistics which they hope will reveal that the U.S. economy is back
on its feet.
Indeed, during the experiment, subjects ages 75 to 89 who also exhibited some signs
of memory impairment were more likely than younger people to click
on a suspicious email that would leave their personal
data vulnerable to criminals.
Study the surroundings for
data on the pace
of change.
One
of these major, game - changing trends will hit the business world
on May 25, 2018, when the European Union (EU) will begin enforcing the General
Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), a comprehensive and aggressive approach to the increasingly complex challenge
of protecting consumer information.
Reading this article
on the future
of Google, it's disappointing to see Canadian Business lend credence to common misconceptions about how
data is used online.
The Monthly Survey
of Manufacturing (MSM) provides detailed
data on the production and sale
of manufactured goods.
«In the long term, we want to be able to send energy to and communicate with implants all over the body, to record
data from a variety
of organs in many different ways, maybe even report
on the conditions
of tumors or cancer therapies,» Maharbiz says.
Also back up the
data on your computers in case
of loss, theft or damage.
With city
data indicating that African - Americans have been charged with marijuana crimes twice as frequently as white residents, the Oakland City Council voted unanimously in March to allocate 50 percent
of medical marijuana and cannabis sales permits to people affected by the war
on drugs.
Many
of those users log in only when they are looking for a job or updating their profile after finding one, but they fill up LinkedIn with valuable professional
data on a steady basis.
«Provided the Fed conveys a steady - as - she - goes approach and it isn't seen to be back tracking - and there is no reason from the
data why it should - the dollar should be consolidating and pushing
on from this level,» said Bank
of New York Mellon senior currency strategist Neil Mellor.
A study by Forbes Insights and Turn revealed that more than 70 percent
of marketing executives expect to rely more and more
on data for decision - making within the next three years.
«
On a bipartisan basis, we believe Mr. Zuckerberg's testimony is necessary to gain a better understanding
of how the company plans to restore lost trust, safeguard users»
data, and end a troubling series
of belated responses to serious problems,» the two senators added.
If you ever download all the
data Facebook has
on you, you'll see it even keeps track
of all the past partners you've listed
on Facebook, even if this isn't visible
on your profile.
When the researchers looked at
data from that particular study, they found that taller boys and girls performed significantly better at age 3
on a test in which they had to point to pictures
of different words.
The new feature allows them to get a broader picture
of what potential consumers are interested in, and to target ads towards them based
on data from what the company calls its Topic Engine.
Resources - focused TSG Consulting has embarked
on a diversification and expansion plan in response to a growing demand from companies trying to unlock the secrets
of big
data.
Based
on historical flight
data, the week
of April 23 — that is, now — could be one
of the best weeks to book domestic flights for June, July or August, according to a new report from fare - tracking site Hipmunk.com.
The next quarterly release
on September 1 release is particularly important, as it will not just contain the
data for the final month
of the quarter (June), but may also contain significant revisions to past releases.
Making decisions
on the basis
of data is important, but almost every decision has an impact
on people as well.
Based
on all that
data crunching, Hopper can suggest how far in advance
of travel a vacationer can generally get the best deal.
A recent digital wallet survey conducted by
data analytics company Thrive Analytics, reported
on by trade publication Payments Source
on Wednesday, shows that while 80 percent
of consumers are aware that digital wallets exist, less than one third use one.
That
data raised a fresh round
of questions about how the Federal Reserve will proceed
on further cutting back
on its massive monthly bond purchases, which have kept long - term rates low and encouraged a strong rally
on equity markets.
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An additional $ 500,000
of funding to Statistics Canada to «develop methods for gathering
data on purchases
of Canadian housing by foreign homebuyers.»
If a Desjardins customer's driving
data shows they are a less risky driver than most (driving less than 15,000 km per year, for example, or driving primarily between 5 a.m. and 10 p.m.) they can qualify for a discount
on their insurance policy
of up to 25 %.
Using figures provided by the U.S. Bureau
of Economic Analysis, Canada's embassy in Washington provides detailed state - by - state
data on the number
of U.S. jobs that depend
on Canada-U.S. trade.
A report from the The Guardian claimed that the Cruz campaign was using psychological
data on millions
of Facebook users.