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Bill Franks has spent his career focusing on analytics, data science, AI, and big data. He began his career in hands-on roles coding and building models, and then advanced to hold Chief Analytics Officer positions in both large, public company and small, private organization environments.

Franks is also the author of the books Taming The Big Data Tidal Wave, The Analytics Revolution, and 97 Things About Ethics Everyone In Data Science Should Know. He is a sought after speaker and frequent blogger who has been ranked in multiple global influencer lists tied to big data, analytics, and AI, and was an inaugural inductee into the Analytics Hall of Fame.

Bill's work has spanned clients in a variety of industries for companies ranging in size from ...more

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Bill Franks's Blog: Analytics Matters

Charts And Graphs Are Like Jokes

Everyone is familiar with the age-old adage that if you must explain a joke after you tell it, then the joke will be a flop. The same principle is true when you put data in front of a live audience, whether with a table, a graph, or a chart. This blog will clarify what seems at-first an unlikely comedic connection.

The Link Between Comedy And Analytics

No matter how funny a joke may be, it will not

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	Taming The Big Data Tidal Wave: Finding Opportunities in Huge Data Streams with Advanced Analytics 3.37 avg rating — 134 ratings — published 2012 — 21 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Winning The Room: Creating and Delivering an Effective Data-Driven Presentation by Bill Franks (Goodreads Author), Kirk Borne (Foreword) 4.75 avg rating — 8 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	97 Things About Ethics Everyone in Data Science Should Know: Collective Wisdom from the Experts 2.58 avg rating — 12 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	I Need to Tell You Something: Life Lessons from a father for his teenage children 2.38 avg rating — 8 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Leaders and Innovators: How Data-Driven Organizations Are Winning with Analytics (Wiley and SAS Business Series) by Tho Nguyen, James Taylor (Foreword), Bill Franks (Goodreads Author) (Afterword) 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Managing Big Data: from massive data mining opportunities in 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars