The Per Capita Consumption Of Cheese Correlates REALLY WELL With The Number Of People Who Died Tangled In Their Bedsheets...

Really!

So does the age of Miss America with the number of murders by steam, hot vapors and hot objects...

and the number of people who drowned after falling out of a fishing boat with the marriage rate in Kentucky.

Which all goes to prove - once again! - that correlation does not equal causation.

You can find more interesting example of this effect at Spurious Correlations and can even try you hand at finding a few spurious correlations of your own here.

What Do Intelligence Professionals Want From A Masters In Big Data?

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Currently, Mercyhurst University offers a Master of Science in Applied Intelligence. There is, however, a growing and persistent demand for intelligence professionals skilled in data science and "big data" analytics. 

But what should we include in that degree?  What courses?  What kinds of skills do intelligence focused companies, organizations and agencies want and need? 

To that end, we developed a survey to gauge the scope of organizations employing data science/analytics professionals, in addition to desired knowledge, skills, and abilities for professionals in this field.  

You can help us out by taking this short, 10 question survey now.  We will share the results here when available!