The communication of statistics to the general public is generally a well covered topic. Statistics are used in all parts of our lives, ranging from the news, to politicians, to usage in many people’s day to day work…

Tim Spector is both a professor of genetics at King’s College London and an author of popular science books, such as this one we’re reviewing and “The Diet Myth” amongst others…

I recently did a short course on IBM Cognos Analytics and I learned a healthy amount on the solution itself, but what was most exciting was seeing how data visualisation tools can be used to tell data management stories…

In data science or data-based projects, the quality of data is one of the most pertinent aspects to be considered. In the case of developing intelligent systems using various AI (Artificial Intelligence) techniques…

I recently attended Big Data LDN, one of the biggest tech exhibitions and conferences in London and I was really excited by the latest kind of technology that was being showcased…

Cricket is one of many sports that has undergone a “data revolution” over the last 10 years. This follows in the footsteps of the famous “Moneyball” philosophy which revolutionised baseball in the early 2000s…

In our modern world, data is used almost everywhere to make our lives easier, to sell us things, or even to give elite athletes an edge over their competitors…

One of our directors, Sara, recommended I read this book a long while ago, so I gave it a read for my next blog post. Nate Silver has a background in statistics and making predictions…

Two areas of machine learning (ML) have undergone rapid advances over the last few years: Natural Language Processing (NLP) and Image Recognition…

Butterfly Data are proud to have taken part in the Digital Sandbox Sustainability Cohort this year. Successful Companies, selected by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and City of London Corporation (COCL), were challenged to tackle problems in finance…