Do you suffer from arithmophobia? As you might be able to guess, it’s an irrational fear of numbers. I often get the feeling that some people at work love numbers: They love […]
How to Present Data to People Who Are Scared of Numbers
A Practical, Hands-On Approach to Machine Learning Education
If you enroll in a university-level data science program, you’ll likely spend months learning machine learning theory and how to code them. But you won’t necessarily see how they relate to real-world […]
Big Data E-Learning Is Improving Education
The world of education has forever been changed by the development of big data e-learning. This technology provides a variety of effective online learning systems. It is able to collect huge amounts […]
What is Time Series Analysis?
This article outlines the basic principles of times series analysis for non-analysts. A more detailed technical treatment is provided at the end. What is Time Series Data? In order to approach time series […]
Situational Intelligence enabled through IoT & Edge Analytics
Teaser: Internet of Things (IoT) is connecting a new wave of devices – from sensors and wearable devices to video cameras – to the Internet. The data from these devices can reduce […]
Time Series Analysis using iPython
In this example, we will examine ARMA and ARIMA models with Python using the Statsmodels package. This package can be downloaded at http://statsmodels.sourceforge.net/stable/index.html. Autogressive Moving-Average Processes (ARMA) and Auto-Regressive Integrated Moving Average (ARIMA) […]
The Business Case for Big Data
I’ve been fortunate to complete some big data projects in conjunction with ERP and CRM deployments that have achieved remarkable ROI. Interestingly, my results with Big Data make it all the more […]
Machine Learning for Programmers: Leap from developer to machine learning practitioner
a.k.a. my answer to the question: “how do I get started in machine learning?” I’m a developer. I have read a book or some posts on machine learning. I have watched some […]
Random Forest using iPython
Introduction In my last article, I presented Python programming using iPython. There, I used an example of logistic regression modeling for mothers with children having low birth weights. In this article, using […]
Logistic Regression with iPython
Introduction IPython is a growing project, with increasingly language-agnostic components. IPython 3.x was the last monumental release of IPython, containing the notebook server, qtconsole, etc. As of IPython 4.0, the language-agnostic parts […]
