I am thrilled to announce that my
@Wharton
colleague Ron Berman has won the 2020 V. Seenu Srinivasan
@AMA_Marketing
Young Scholar in Quantitative Marketing Award. He joins my colleague,
@Prof_Yildirim
and our former doctoral student
@ericschw
as past winners!
Happy to share the very exciting news that my colleague
@Prof_Yildirim
has just won the 2020 Erin Anderson Award for an Emerging Scholar and Mentor! For those of us that knew Erin, we know she would have been
#WhartonProud
of Pinar!
Very excited that our Dean
@erikahjames
has asked me to lead
@WhartonAIAI
as its Vice-Dean! We are hoping at
@Wharton
to further research, education and the practice of AI and Analytics.
NEWS: Announcing
@WhartonAIAI
, a new interdisciplinary initiative focused on the application of AI and analytics to fuel business innovation:
The initiative includes:
🔷 Curricular enhancements
🔷 Investments in new research
🔷 Collaboration with
@OpenAI
Very excited that former PhD student,
@ericschw
, joins my colleague
@Prof_Yildirim
as the first two winners (Eric S. this year and Pinar Y. last year) of the V. Seenu Srinivasan young scholar in quant marketing award! A very
@Wharton
PhD and Wharton Colleague proud moment!
I'm very excited to announce that the new
#AnalyticsatWharton
website is live! Take a look to learn more about our programs, cutting-edge research, and our affiliated faculty who use analytics to create meaningful impact at
@Wharton
.
@ebradlow
- many congrats on being selected as a fellow of Informs society of marketing science! Well deserved and a wonderful recognition of all your work!!
#whartonproud
#informs
#ISMS
Can anybody tell me why it has taken the government so long to realize that a probability sample (SRS or otherwise) would be a good idea for estimating the infection rate?
Report: WH looking into random coronavirus test sampling of US population
Ron Berman (
@marketsensei
) and I are looking for a quant post-doc (marketing, stats, econ, comp sci, OR, etc..) to join us at
@Wharton
! This is sponsored by Mars, Inc. (
@MarsGlobal
) and will have access to many unique data sets. Please apply at:
"Data science is changing dramatically right in front of our eyes and is growing exponentially... but what you do with that data is what's really going to make your business a success."
David Blitzer (W'91),
@sixers
co-owner, closes out
#WSBS19
with
@ebradlow
&
@scottoneill
.
NEWS: We have established the Wharton Sports Analytics and Business Initiative as part of
#AnalyticsAtWharton
:
WSABI represents an expansion of school-wide sports business activities by building on the Wharton Sports Business Initiative, founded in 2008.
Gotta love advanced analytics!
@Wmoneyball
Kudos to
@espn
for not just saying the
@Lakers
are "old", rather they showed they have the lowest speed, most walking time, and 2nd worst miles traveled in the
@NBA
. This is a better measure of "old"/style than simple age!
Very excited and
#WhartonProud
of the
#WhartonGrad
class of 2020! Have enjoyed teaching 300+
@Wharton
MBAs for the last 20+ years and this year will be a memorable one!
To the
#WhartonGrad
Class of 2020: Amid the anxious times we’re living in, it’s important to remember to celebrate and reflect today - and to think about how YOU can shape the path forward to a brighter future.
Do you know a high school student with a passion for sports and
#datascience
? We’ve partnered with
@whartonyouth
to provide a brand-new high school data science competition, which uses sports to teach real-world skills. Registration is live!
Learn more:
What an incredible “Analytics Honor” to interview my colleagues about AI in Business. The breadth of disciplines and problems it is impacting will be of interest to all!
“AI in Focus,” a 10-part video series on the future of AI, is now available on
@WhartonKnows
:
Watch as host
@EBradlow
, Vice Dean of
@WhartonAnlytcs
, and faculty experts discuss AI's impact on fields like healthcare, education & more.
@AIatWharton
"Data Science for Finance," a new course taught by Prof. Michael Roberts as part of
#AnalyticsAtWharton
, will be offered to both Wharton & non-Wharton undergrads starting in Fall 2020.
More via the
@DailyPenn
:
Data about our browsing and buying patterns are everywhere.
@WhartonOnline
's course "Customer Analysis" explains the field of analytics so that you can make informed business decisions. Join
@faderp
and
@ebradlow
's course now on
@coursera
!
#OnlineLearning
"What does a CEO need to know about data science?" - Prof.
@EBradlow
, Vice Dean of Analytics, moderating today's
#WhartonForum
analytics discussion.
"You don’t have to know all the details, but you need to know how to find the right people who do." -
@SkyBetRichard
Thanks to
@TopMBA
for their article on
#Analytics
at
@Wharton
, and describing the new programs and opportunities that will be coming now that we are being supported (thanks to our Dean
@garrett_geoff
) through a data science and business analytics fund!
You know that we have come a long
@WMoneyball
@WhartonCA
#AnalyticsAtWharton
way when "Bayesian" is now in the title of a mainstream article! Go Bayes!!!
Eagles' Carson Wentz lands outside the top-10 in PFF's Bayesian QB Rankings
Very excited to announce the LinkedIn live
@WMoneyball
#AnalyticsAtWharton
Wharton Sports Analytics and Business Initiative event being run by my colleague
@adiwyner
.
It is a must watch event!
@ebradlow
, vice dean of analytics at Wharton, is a panelist on the next Inspiring Impact virtual series event on how
@Penn
is leading the quickly evolving field of Data Science and the importance of data analytics. Event is on May 3, 12 p.m. ET. RSVP:
I am very
#WhartonProud
of my
@Wharton
colleague Josh Eliashberg who was just named the AMA 2020 Churchill Award Winner. The Churchill Award is given to an individual who has contributed to marketing research including new methodologies, seminal publications, books, and awards.
Very
#WhartonProud
of my colleagues Christophe Van den Bulte and Ron Berman (
@marketsensei
) for being the
#1
downloaded paper in ALL of SSRN for this week ()! A great application of statistical methods to p-hacking and A/B testing.
I’m looking forward to sharing the
#WhartonForum
experience with all those attending, and encourage those not attending to follow along on
@Wharton
’s social media channels.
Saturday's final session will also be livestreamed here:
What an amazing moment. Such pride (for
@ericschw
) and humility (standing with John Little). A career highlight! (Only regret: I wish
@ebradlow
were there as well.)
Thanks to my friend
@schwabdan
, I got to meet
@jj_redick
in a
@WMoneyball
moment and talk analytics! Congrats on a great career, and thanks especially for the
@sixers
memories!
Students cleaned & analyzed real
#datasets
to recommend workable solutions to business partners at the
@WhartonCAI
Analytics Accelerator Challenge.
#AnalyticsAtWharton
5 student teams collaborated w/ 4 companies chosen from dozens of partnership requests.
I know everyone was wondering: yes
@WMoneyball
got up at 3:30am to watch
@RafaelNadal
win 21! Now, even if we take away his 13 French Opens, he is still Agassi, Connors, or Lendl! Not bad!
This is definitely an
#AnalyticsAtWharton
proud moment! Our soon to be launched Sports Analytics and Sports Business Lab, we hope, will produce a lot more Sams!
I cannot be prouder of Sam Mondry-Cohen A.G.M. of the World Champion Washington Nationals. Sam was my first undergraduate student of Sports (Baseball) Analytics at Penn (10 years ago)
@WMoneyball
@Penn
It is with deep sadness that I report on a big loss to the
#WhartonMarketingFamily
. My colleague of 20+ years, 50+ years at
@Wharton
, and friend J. Scott Armstrong () just passed away at the age of 86. He was a deeply impactful scholar and mentor!
Congrats to our friend, frequent
@WMoneyball
guest, and stats leader
@ericeager_
on his job with the
@Panthers
! As all of the articles have said, the
@Panthers
became a better football team today!
Very excited to be partnering with
@Teradata
on my research around brand equity and also our event on October 7th! Looking forward to seeing everyone there!
Very excited to announce the expansion of our firm and rebranding to
@GBKCollective
! Equally excited that our President and
@Wharton
MBA alum,
@KorstJ
, is now a partner (and the K in GBK) joining our CEO and
@Wharton
MBA alum
@jongreenwoodgbh
as our leadership team.
GBH Insights is now GBK Collective! Today we’re thrilled to announce the launch of our new brand. Check out GBK Co-Founder and CEO Jon Greenwood’s new blog post, where he shares our story and inspiration behind our new brand.
#WeAreGBK
Very excited about an article in
@FinancialTimes
on my research with
@iyengar_raghu
and our doctoral student Mingyung Kim on selecting data granularity!
Analytics: When less really can be more via
@ft_content
Excited that my
@GBHinsights
blog about the recession-proof nature of analytics () is up! Thanks to
@WorkingNation
for helping me to create the content.
Today marks my first day as
@Wharton
dean.
While I could never have predicted the circumstances, my excitement for the vast opportunities ahead of us has only grown stronger.
Thanks to all those who have already welcomed me – here’s to the start of a new chapter!
#MoreThanEver
Thrilled to be launching the Gen AI Lab
@Wharton
, prototyping ways to use AI to help people thrive & lower risks:
Sign up to try our 1st prototype: an AI-agent based startup pitching simulator:
How it works:
Can't wait to talk on
@WMoneyball
this Wednesday, 8-10am EST live, 1-844-WHARTON, about the only host (me!) who picked the
@Eagles
and the money line! Also, congrats to
@HowieRoseman
for using analytics as the Eagles secret weapon! We got all (the stats) we need!
I could not agree more with
@adiwyner
and
@NateSilver538
that 6 in 6.8MM is well within the range of extremely rare complications, and also is significantly lower than
#Covid19
severity rates. This and more is what we discuss on
@WMoneyball
each week during our
#StatsInCovid
q1!
This is true even if you assume the relationship between clots and the vax is causal. We have warned repeatedly on
@WMoneyball
that with a large vaccination campaign there will be coincidental events that will be perceived as complications.
Very excited about my
@GBHinsights
article that just got published: Here’s how to get the most out of your marketing analytics investment via
@marketingland
Very excited to share the link to my podcast with
@RamonaWritesLA
of
@WorkingNation
about data analytics, and how schools like
@Wharton
are preparing people for the jobs of tomorrow!
Data analytics: It’s not just a young person’s game via
@workingnation
The 5th annual Women in Data Science @
@Penn
Conference was a huge success!
With
@PennEngineers
, we hosted more 120 guests on
@Wharton
's campus to highlight and celebrate the great work women are accomplishing in the data science field.
@WiDS_Worldwide
It is both with great appreciation for her work, and great apprehension at her leaving
@WhartonCAI
, that I thank our Executive Director Colleen O'Neill for four years of leadership! For those interested, please see the post () of the job opening!
Very excited about my colleague's book - The Leader's Brain: Enhance Your Leadership, Build Stronger Teams, Make Better Decisions, and Inspire Greater Innovation with Neuroscience by WIN (
@whartonbrain
) director Michael L. Platt (
@MichaelLouisPl1
)
Incredibly excited to drop my
#BigDataBowl
Submission on Player-Level EPA-Weighted Space Ownership Attribution! Here is the link to my Kaggle submission:
Kaggle Link:
Very excited about my colleague's book: The Shopping Revolution: How Successful Companies Win Customers in an Era of Endless Disruption by
@barbarakahn
. A must read for all my followers.
As per
@adiwyner
and
@WMoneyball
, 7 inning games should lead teams to "start the reliever" even more, no?
Sources: MLB reduces doubleheaders to 7 innings
An amazing
@WMoneyball
stat for
@KingJames
! He has won 21 straight winner take all games! This includes Game 7s like 2013, 2016, and 2018 where he is 6-0, the play-in where he is 3-0, the recent in-season tourney where he is 3-0 and the Olympics in 2008, 2012, and 2024.
Don’t miss out on an opportunity to hear
@iyengar_raghu
and Johnson & Johnson’s John Whang discuss how
#analytics
is impacting wearable technology and customer subscription programs next Thursday at
#Penn
Club of New York.
#AnalyticsAtWharton
Registration for
#WiDS2024
@Penn
is now live!
Join us Feb. 8-9 on the
#Penn
campus for networking opportunities & speakers such as
@SurbhiGoel_
,
@lynnwu02
, & more.
Registration fees support need-based scholarships for high school students.
#AnalyticsAtWharton
"stands strong" with
@faderp
. Of course past data can be used to predict future behavior! Now, we always do out-of-sample validation, and check robustness; but, data-driven decision making based on counterfactuals is central to
@Wharton
and to
@ThetaCLV
.
It's very discouraging to see an executive so proud of his ignorance. Hey,
@airbnb
data scientists, come join
@ThetaCLV
if you prefer to work for a company that believes in predictive models.
Where most sports fans see raw talent,
@ZachDrapkin
sees (and analyzes) raw
#data
. It’s this particular skill - and a little help from
@WhartonSABI
- that has earned this recent
#WhartonGrad
a job as a quantitative analyst with the Philadelphia
@Eagles
.
For the first time since 2014, Knowledge at Wharton has revamped its look. We are thrilled to introduce our new website as we continue on our mission to share
@Wharton
’s intellectual capital with the world.