History as a guide to IoT growth trajectory
Internet of Things (IoT) has generated a ton of excitement and furious activity. However, I sense some discomfort and even dread in the IoT ecosystem… Read More »History as a guide to IoT growth trajectory
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Will Workers in Obsolete Jobs Find Refuge in Data Analysis?
Like it or not, data-driven artificial intelligence algorithms and other high-tech robotic applications are coming to fill our jobs. An analysis by PwC estimated that… Read More »Will Workers in Obsolete Jobs Find Refuge in Data Analysis?
Math Challenge: Computing the Average Rotational Speed of Earth
Or of any celestial body. Here I discuss a solution that can be explained to high school students, to get them interested in mathematics, statistics… Read More »Math Challenge: Computing the Average Rotational Speed of Earth
R for Big Data in One Picture
This picture originally posted here covers the following topics: Basic stack Integrated platforms Visualization Data formats Large & out-of-memory data Hadoop Glue As backend GPU in-database… Read More »R for Big Data in One Picture
H2O , Diabetes and Data Science
Machine Learning is all about creating an artificial brain to perform a task by itself. In most cases that task is Prediction. How to create… Read More »H2O , Diabetes and Data Science
Difference between Machine Learning, Data Science, AI, Deep Learning, and Statistics
In this article, I clarify the various roles of the data scientist, and how data science compares and overlaps with related fields such as machine… Read More »Difference between Machine Learning, Data Science, AI, Deep Learning, and Statistics
Interpreting Predictive Analytics with a Grain of Salt
Predictive Analytics can be very helpful: algorithms can help retailers decide what quantities of items to order, detect instances of financial fraud or help allocate… Read More »Interpreting Predictive Analytics with a Grain of Salt
Using the Bizarro Pipe to Debug magrittr Pipelines in R
I have just finished and released a free new R video lecture demonstrating how to use the “Bizarro pipe” to debug magrittr pipelines. I think… Read More »Using the Bizarro Pipe to Debug magrittr Pipelines in R
25 Big Data Terms You Must Know To Impress Your Date (Or whoever you want to)
Big Data can be intimidating! If you are new to Big Data, please read ‘What is Big Data’, ‘Who coined Big Data’, ‘Big Data …… Read More »25 Big Data Terms You Must Know To Impress Your Date (Or whoever you want to)
Will Trump Kill Statistician's Jobs
Today Trump met with leaders of pharmaceutical companies, to discuss “astronomical” drug prices and reduce regulations, so that drug companies can still make hefty profits while… Read More »Will Trump Kill Statistician's Jobs