The Kyligence Zen intelligent metrics platform, now generally available, addresses the problem of inconsistent data metrics throughout an organization that can hinder data analysis initiatives.

In prehistoric times, not much needed to be measured. You ate what you found and lived where you could. The advent of agriculture and civilization, however, necessitated a way for people to measure ...

Minneapolis — What’s the right metric to measure a news organization’s success? A panel of news leaders, most representing small, local outlets, proposed answers to this question in a breakout session ...

As ever more digital data is created and stored, the world needs more unit measurements to keep up with the ever-expanding numbers. To do so, the 27th General Conference on Weights and Measures on ...

The United States is one of just three countries that "prefers" imperial measurements over the international metric standard. The motivation why has less to do with official policy than you might ...

An oft-repeated "weird fact" is the claim that, if not for the scourge of Caribbean piracy, the United States would have adopted the metric system in the 1790s, making it the country's standard system ...

Oregon’s public health system is changing how it prevents diseases and protects and promotes health. Since 2013, Oregon has been transforming its governmental public health system to ensure critical ...

At issue: You don’t know where some dangers lurk unless you look for them. Action plan: Develop a regular program of metrics, and find an interesting way to present them to the CIO. I spent the past ...

How can researchers measure poverty and understand local development needs in places where conventional data collection is ...

Global technology company Brand Metrics, which works with publishers to demonstrate the effectiveness of digital advertising, has developed a pioneering partnership with music video streaming service ...