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Cognitive Machine Learning (2): Uncertain Thoughts

Modeling Predictive Analyticsposted by Shakir Mohamed April 4, 2018

She pined in thought, And with a green and yellow melancholy She sat like Patience on a monument, Smiling at grief. Was not this love indeed? In King Lear, Shakespeare stirs a sense of self-consciousness by invoking Patience, sitting up high; isolated... Read more

For Machine Learning Beginners: A Source for Core Concepts

Deep Learning Modeling Predictive Analytics Machine Learning|Neural Networks|Regression|Research|Tutorialposted by ODSC Team March 23, 2018

To solve machine learning problems, there is a wide range of different techniques and methods required, some suited better than others. As a data scientist it can be difficult to encapsulate all of them, and choose which work best for specific scenarios. If one is starting... Read more

Open Data Science’s March Madness 2018 Bracket Update

Modeling Predictive Analytics Business|Data analysis|Open Data|Predictive Analyticsposted by George McIntire, ODSC March 21, 2018

You might remember that ODSC is participating in Kaggle’s March Madness this year, so we thought we’d give you an update. Here’s Open Data Science’s March Madness bracket breakdown. After 48 games and millions of busted brackets, the 2018 NCAA Men’s Tourney has been whittled down... Read more

How the Twitter Timeline Works (and 6 Simple Tactics to Increase Your Reach)

Modeling Predictive Analytics Algorithms|Data Science|Social Network Analysisposted by Buffer Team March 15, 2018

Understanding the social media algorithms is important to social media marketers, especially since it can heavily impact a brand’s reach on social media. We’ve talked about the Facebook News Feed algorithm and the Instagram Feed algorithm. This time, we would love to dive into the Twitter timeline algorithm. Up until 2015,... Read more

Drumroll Please: The ODSC March Madness 2018 Bracket Predictions

Modeling Predictive Analytics Business|Data analysis|Deep Learning|Regression|statisticsposted by George McIntire, ODSC March 15, 2018

It’s that time of year, the snow has melted, flowers are starting to blossom, and the country is consumed by the fever of March Madness. Today, March 15th, marks the true kick-off of the 63-match tournament, famous for its thrilling competitive play and heart-stopping upsets. The... Read more

Prediction in the public sector: Why the government needs predictive analytics

Business + Management Government Modeling Predictive Analytics Big Data|Data analysis|Government|Predictive Analyticsposted by Eric Siegel February 26, 2018

Data can appear lifeless and dull on the surface – especially government data – but the thought of it should actually get you excited. Data is a very interesting and powerful thing. First off, data is exactly the stuff we bother to write down – and... Read more

What’s the healthiest city in the US? (and what does that even mean?)

Modeling Predictive Analytics Statistics Data analysis|Healthcare|Healthcare Data Scienceposted by Marcelo Rinesi February 22, 2018

(Spoiler alert: it’s not Detroit, and it’d be a relatively simple question if it weren’t for cancer.) The human body has multiple ways of not working well; at its broadest, the CDC’s 500 Cities project data set lists fourteen different health outcomes, from arthritis, to stroke,... Read more

Who’s Winning the NBA MVP Race This Season

Modeling Predictive Analyticsposted by George McIntire, ODSC February 21, 2018

The endlessly fun NBA All-Star Weekend just wrapped up, culminating in a 148-145 triumph for Team Lebron over Team Steph. But now that the fun is over, it’s time to turn our attention to more a serious matter this NBA season, and that is the MVP... Read more

Deep Learning for Disaster Recovery: Automatic Detection of Flooded Roads

Data Visualization Modeling Predictive Analytics Statistics AI|Artificial Intelligence|Deep Learning|Machine Learningposted by Jack Kwok February 20, 2018

Jack Kwok is a Software Engineer with 15 years of professional experience. At Insight, he built a Deep Learning solution to automatically detect flooded roads during natural disasters. He is now a Software Engineer at Lyft working with Machine Learning and Deep Learning. Want to learn... Read more

Machine Learning vs. Statistics

Modeling Predictive Analytics Statistics Machine Learning|statisticsposted by Tom Fawcett February 5, 2018

This was originally posted on the Silicon Valley Data Science blog was co-written by Drew Hardin The Texas Death Match of Data Science. Throughout its history, Machine Learning (ML) has coexisted with Statistics uneasily, like an ex-boyfriend accidentally seated with the groom’s family at a wedding reception: both uncertain... Read more