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Logistic Regression with Python
Logistic regression was once the most popular machine learning algorithm, but the advent of more accurate algorithms for classification such as support vector machines, random forest, and neural networks has induced some machine learning engineers to view logistic regression as obsolete. Though it may have been... Read more
Creating Multiple Visualizations in a Single Python Notebook
For a data scientist without an eye for design, creating visualizations from scratch might be a difficult task. But as is the case with most problems, a solution awaits thanks to Python. Those drawn to using Python for data analysis have been spoiled, as more advanced... Read more
From Pandas to Scikit-Learn — A New Exciting Workflow
Ted will present more on this topic at ODSC East 2019 this May in his presentation, “Integrating Pandas with Scikit-Learn, an Exciting New Workflow“ This article is available as a Jupyter Notebook on Google’s Colaboratory (open in playground mode to run and edit) and at the Machine Learning Github... Read more
The Anatomy of K-Means Clustering
Let’s say you want to classify hundreds (or thousands) of documents based on their content and topics, or you wish to group together different images for some reason. Or what’s even more, let’s think you have that same data already classified but you want to challenge... Read more
The Beginners Guide for Video Processing with OpenCV
Computer vision is a huge part of the data science/AI domain. Sometimes, computer vision engineers have to deal with videos. Here, we aim to shed light on video processing – using Python, of course. This might be obvious for some, but nevertheless, video streaming is not... Read more
Which Conference is Best? — College Hoops, Net Rankings and Python
For college basketball junkies like me, the season is now shifting into high gear as teams begin serious conference play. At the end of the regular season and conference tournaments, 66 D1 teams — 32 league champions and 34 at large — will receive invitations to... Read more
Handling Missing Data in Python/Pandas
Key Takeaways: It’s important to describe missing data and the challenges it poses. You need to clarify a confusing terminology that further adds to the field’s complexity. You should take the time to review methods for handling missing data. You need to learn how to apply... Read more
Exploring Scikit-Learn Further: The Bells and Whistles of Preprocessing
In my previous post, we constructed a simple cross-validated regression model using Scikit-Learn in 35 lines. It’s pretty amazing that we can perform machine learning with so little effort, but we just did the bare minimum in order to get a working model. Frankly, it didn’t even... Read more
All the Best Parts of Pandas for Data Science
Pandas has been hailed by many in the data science community as the missing link between Python and analysis, a tool that can be leveraged in order to dramatically reduce overhead in data science projects, increase understandability and speed up workflows. Pandas comes loaded with a... Read more
Snakes in a Package: Combining Python and R with Reticulate
When I first started working as a data scientist (or something like it) I was told to program in C++ and Java. Then R came along and it was liberating; my ability to do data analysis increased substantially. As my applications grew in size and complexity,... Read more