Business Analytics Articles

College students analyze Denver Police Department data

College students analyze Denver Police Department data

Students from four universities in Colorado had a unique opportunity to take a skill set they learned in the classroom and apply it to real life to help the Denver Police Department. The goal of the project was to help eliminate or reduce crime in specific...

Big Data and the Daniels Business Analytics Industry Panel

Big Data and the Daniels Business Analytics Industry Panel

Thanks largely to the spread of internet technology, we are awash in data that is being collected and studied for insights about the world. Using inexpensive computer memory, software, smart algorithms and powerful computer processors, companies are finding new...

DU professor Philip Beaver recalls 9/11 attack on Pentagon

DU professor Philip Beaver recalls 9/11 attack on Pentagon

DENVER - A University of Denver professor is sharing his story of survival on the 14th anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks. Philip Beaver was in the Pentagon when American Airlines Flight 77 crashed into the building. He lost 28 colleagues in his office....

Using Analytics to Make Better Business Decisions

Using Analytics to Make Better Business Decisions

There is more information and data being created today than ever before. In fact, over the past two years, humans have created more than 90% of the total information ever generated, including all the plays, books, poems, maps, and other historical documents combined....

Yao Lei: Senior Actuarial Analyst with Cigna

Yao Lei: Senior Actuarial Analyst with Cigna

Yao Lei worked with her career coach throughout her job search process. “As an international student, I had little knowledge on how to network in the States. I used the skills my career coach taught me and conducted an information interview with Cigna in September,...

Adam Crawford: Business Analyst with Charles Schwab

Adam Crawford: Business Analyst with Charles Schwab

Adam Crawford recently accepted a Business Analyst position with Charles Schwab at their new campus in Lone Tree CO. Adam was able to refine his interview skill and sharpen is resume with the help of his career coach. His polished resume and interview preparation gave...

From the Desk of: Andrew Urbaczewski, PhD

From the Desk of: Andrew Urbaczewski, PhD

Today’s Top Business Priority: Business Information and Analytics Most people have heard about the field of analytics and know enough to understand that it involves data and numbers, technology and statistics. In today’s data-driven business world, analytics takes on...