This sample report applies to whether the project is Personal or Team based.
Note in particular the way footnotes and references entries are done. This is the correct way to document all content not your own, whether the attributions are for direct quotes, a chart, a picture or paraphrased content.
Epagogix: Predictive Analytics for the Movies
Prepared for
MSIT 3820 / MSPC 3920 Business Intelligence
Pat Gillogly, Instructor
Mary A. Student
May 8, 2015
Introduction:
The purpose of this paper is to explore the use of predictive analytics, and specifically artificial neural networks (ANN), by UK-based industry analyst Epagogix, to determine the economic viability of films and help studios increase that viability through script …show more content…
It seems as though almost all popular articles written about Epagogix can be found under the company’s News/Media tab, including articles in languages other than English. I also emailed Epagogix in an effort to obtain comparative information on films for which they predicted box office receipts and what those films actually grossed, but they said they couldn’t share that information with me, because it was “confidential.” My respondent, Jay, from Epagogix’s Info Team UK, added: “We can’t reveal very much client activity, and we do not wish to reveal information that may be of use to potential competitors.”5
What is Epagogix? Epagogix is a privately-held UK company, with representation in the United States. Its name is derived from the Greek word “epagogue,” which is the path that leads from experience to knowledge and is based on Aristotle’s “epagogic” pedagogy – a form of teaching that proceeds from examples to an understanding of causes,6 i.e., inductive