The Analytics Power Hour podcast

The Analytics Power Hour

Attend any conference for any topic and you will hear people saying after that the best and most informative discussions happened in the bar after the show. Read any business magazine and you will find an article saying something along the lines of "Business Analytics is the hottest job category out there, and there is a significant lack of people, process and best practice." In this case the conference was eMetrics, the bar was….multiple, and the attendees were Michael Helbling, Tim Wilson and Jim Cain (Co-Host Emeritus). After a few pints and a few hours of discussion about the cutting edge of digital analytics, they realized they might have something to contribute back to the community. This podcast is one of those contributions. Each episode is a closed topic and an open forum - the goal is for listeners to enjoy listening to Michael, Tim, and Moe share their thoughts and experiences and hopefully take away something to try at work the next day. We hope you enjoy listening to the Digital Analytics Power Hour.

Attend any conference for any topic and you will hear people saying after that the best and most informative discussions happened in the bar after the show. Read any business magazine and you will find an article saying something along the lines of "Business Analytics is the hottest job category out there, and there is a significant lack of people, process and best practice." In this case the conference was eMetrics, the bar was….multiple, and the attendees were Michael Helbling, Tim Wilson and Jim Cain (Co-Host Emeritus). After a few pints and a few hours of discussion about the cutting edge of digital analytics, they realized they might have something to contribute back to the community. This podcast is one of those contributions. Each episode is a closed topic and an open forum - the goal is for listeners to enjoy listening to Michael, Tim, and Moe share their thoughts and experiences and hopefully take away something to try at work the next day. We hope you enjoy listening to the Digital Analytics Power Hour.

 

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#286: Metrics Layers. Data Dictionaries. Maybe It's All Semantic (Layers)? With Cindi Howson

Semantic layers are having something of a moment, but they're not actually new as a concep... more

09 Dec 2025

55 MINS

55:44

09 Dec 2025


#296

#285: Our Prior Is That Many Analysts Are Confounded by Bayesian Statistics

Before you listen to this episode, can you quantify how useful you expect it to be? That's... more

25 Nov 2025

1 HR 06 MINS

1:06:30

25 Nov 2025


#295

#284: I Used to Think...But Not Any More

As the world turns, a couple of things happen: 1) we grow and learn, and 2) the world chan... more

11 Nov 2025

1 HR 07 MINS

1:07:37

11 Nov 2025


#294

#283: Good Things (Can) Come in Small Datasets with Joe Domaleski

Does size matter? When it comes to datasets, the conventional wisdom seems to be a resound... more

28 Oct 2025

1 HR 12 MINS

1:12:40

28 Oct 2025


#293

#282: Using (and Creating!) Data to Understand Pop Culture with Chris Dalla Riva

Data does not just magically spring into existence. Someone, somewhere, has to decide what... more

14 Oct 2025

1 HR 07 MINS

1:07:36

14 Oct 2025


#292

#281: Analytics: The View from the Corner Office with Anna Lee

From spreadsheets to strategy: what does data look like from the CEO's chair? For this epi... more

30 Sep 2025

1 HR 06 MINS

1:06:15

30 Sep 2025


#291

#280: Dashboards Must Die! Long Live Dashboards! with Andy Cotgreave

If you didn't have a visceral reaction to the title for this episode, then you are almost ... more

16 Sep 2025

1 HR 06 MINS

1:06:51

16 Sep 2025


#290

#279: The Process(es) of Analytics (We Have Thoughts)

What is "process" in analytics? On the one hand, it can be seen as a detailed sequence of ... more

02 Sep 2025

1 HR 01 MINS

1:01:28

02 Sep 2025


#289

#278: Is AI Good at Data Analysis? That's the Wrong Question? with Juliana Jackson

Imagine a world where business users simply fire up their analytics AI tool, ask for some ... more

19 Aug 2025

1 HR 00 MINS

1:00:47

19 Aug 2025


#288

#277: ANOVA? I Hardly Know Ya'! with Chelsea Parlett-Pelleriti

Did you know that, upon closer inspection, many a statistical test will reveal that <a hre... more

05 Aug 2025

1 HR 00 MINS

1:00:29

05 Aug 2025


#287

#276: BI is Dead! Long Live BI! With Colin Zima

Product managers for BI platforms have it easy. They "just" need to have the dev team buil... more

22 Jul 2025

1 HR 04 MINS

1:04:41

22 Jul 2025


#286

#275: The Modern Data...Job Search with Albert Bellamy

It's a process few people genuinely enjoy, but it's one which we all find ourselves going ... more

08 Jul 2025

1 HR 13 MINS

1:13:01

08 Jul 2025


#285

#274: Real Talk About Synthetic Data with Winston Li

Synthetic data: it's a fascinating topic that sounds like science fiction but is rapidly b... more

24 Jun 2025

58 MINS

58:05

24 Jun 2025


#284

#273: Data Products Are... Assets? Platforms? Warehouses? Infrastructure? Oh, Dear. With Eric Sandos...

Is it just us, or are data products becoming all the rage? Is Google Trends a data product... more

10 Jun 2025

1 HR 09 MINS

1:09:39

10 Jun 2025


#283

#272: When the Metric is Calculated and Complex with Dan McCarthy

No matter how simple a metric's name makes it sound, the details are often downright devil... more

27 May 2025

1 HR 03 MINS

1:03:55

27 May 2025


#282

#271: It Might Be Irrational, but Let's Talk Behavioral Science with Dr. Lindsay Juarez

Data that tracks what users and customers do is behavioral data. But behavioral science is... more

13 May 2025

1 HR 00 MINS

1:00:03

13 May 2025


#281

#270: AI and the Analyst. We've Got It All Figured Out.

We finally did it: devoted an entire episode to AI. And, of course, by devoting an episode... more

29 Apr 2025

1 HR 01 MINS

1:01:10

29 Apr 2025