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Tech Tuesdays: Bob Ross and Data Science – A Statistical Analysis

Remember Bob Ross… the wonderful landscape painter on TV with an infectious smile whose deep, soothing voice guided many a viewer into the world of painting using easy-to-follow, quick, wet on wet oil painting techniques that make painting seem effortless…

zankNovember 24, 2020

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Tech Tuesdays: The Controversy of Black Boxes

A "black-box system” refers to a predictive model that produces an output with no way for the operator or end-user to understand what was done “inside” the box. Black-box (or unexplainable) models are more and more commonly used these days,…

zankNovember 17, 2020

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Tech Tuesdays: Here’s Why A.I. is the Talk of the Day

At Bennett Data Science, we’re seeing a lot more interest in A.I. lately. Especially since about June of this year. This week I’ll discuss why I think this is happening and how A.I. will be an even bigger differentiator to…

zankNovember 10, 2020

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Tech Tuesdays: How to Save Money on Data Science Right Now

In today’s Tech Tuesday, I talk about ways to save money on data science and suggest three things you could do right now. I’m assuming the U.S. presidential election is likely garnering all of your attention. In light of that,…

zankNovember 3, 2020

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Tech Tuesdays: Predicting the U.S. Presidential Election

Predictive models have been used for years to predict election outcomes well in advance. Looking back at what’s been done in the past, Allan Lichtman comes to mind as someone who stands out from the crowd. He developed a model…

zankOctober 27, 2020

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Tech Tuesdays – Please, Excel Isn’t a Database

Take a look at the title of this article by the Associated Press (link): “Britain’s missing 16,000 coronavirus cases thought linked to use of Excel spreadsheets for tracking”. And here’s why: "‘Glitch’ believed to be connected to ‘well-known’ file size…

zankOctober 20, 2020

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Tech Tuesdays: Newly Released – The State of A.I. for 2020

On October first, Artificial Intelligence investors Nathan Benaich and Ian Hogarth released their State of A.I. report for 2020. It’s a massive collection (177 slides) packed with information about A.I., from defining what A.I. actually is, to uncovering what Google…

zankOctober 13, 2020

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Tech Tuesdays: The Social Dilemma – Is this Checkmate on Humanity?

This week I watched the highly charged Netflix documentary The Social Dilemma, which explores the consequences of our growing dependence on social media. Here are a few quotes I typed as I watched: "We created a system that biases towards…

zankOctober 6, 2020

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Tech Tuesdays: What Statistics Reveal About the Huge Spike in European Covid Cases

The number of Covid cases is up across Europe, while the US shows a downward trend. This might have been expected, given that social gatherings have been up in many areas of Europe. Croatia, for example, allowed tourists from around…

zankSeptember 29, 2020

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Tech Tuesdays: Automated Machine Learning Doesn’t Work – Here’s Why

Building predictive models is tough. Not to do, but rather to do it right. Data science is a very complex subject, generally requiring years of education and practical experience to have a proper foundation. I’m pretty sure this isn’t new…

zankSeptember 22, 2020