All tag results for ‘algorithms’

Digging Alexa - how the geek demographic doubled overnight

It seems to have passed without huge fanfare, but on April 20th 2006, the Alexa rankings for tech sites around the globe suddenly doubled, literally overnight.

The Day The World Got Geeky

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Improved Cardiovascular Risk Predictor Developed for Women

BOSTON, Feb. 13 — Two new risk factors added to the traditional risk model enhanced prediction of a woman’s 10-year risk of cardiovascular disease or stroke, researchers reported.

Two versions of the revised model, with validated risk algorithms, reclassified 40% to 50% of women at 10-year risk into higher- or lower-risk categories, according to a report in the Feb. 14 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.

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