Strata + Hadoop World NYC 2014

How Zach Galifianakis Saved Healthcare

A talk on experimentation and a warning against blindly following a prescriptive method.

Transcript

1. Chris Harland Data Scientist @ Microsoft Strata + Hadoop World 2014 NYC @cdubhland chharlan@microsoft.com The Day Zach Galifianakis Saved Healthcare
2. Chris Harland Data Scientist @ Microsoft Strata + Hadoop World 2014 NYC @cdubhland chharlan@microsoft.com Who I am… The Day Zach Galifianakis Saved Healthcare
3. Chris Harland Data Scientist @ Microsoft Strata + Hadoop World 2014 NYC @cdubhland chharlan@microsoft.com Who I am… What I do… The Day Zach Galifianakis Saved Healthcare
4. Chris Harland Data Scientist @ Microsoft Strata + Hadoop World 2014 NYC @cdubhland chharlan@microsoft.com Who I am… What I do… Where I work… The Day Zach Galifianakis Saved Healthcare
5. Chris Harland Data Scientist @ Microsoft Strata + Hadoop World 2014 NYC @cdubhland chharlan@microsoft.com Who I am… What I do… Where I work… Where you can find me… The Day Zach Galifianakis Saved Healthcare
21. Visitors to hc.gov Group A Did not see the video Group B Saw the video
22. Visitors to hc.gov Group A Did not see the video Group B Saw the video
27. Perfect Counterfactual
44. Total Population Control (10%) Static (45%) Email Openers (Static) Algo (45%) Email Openers (Algo)
77. Chris Harland Data Scientist @ Microsoft Strata + Hadoop World 2014 NYC @cdubhland chharlan@microsoft.com The Day Zach Galifianakis Saved Healthcare