The Myth of Analytic Talent Shortage
I tested the job market in the last two weeks, both as an applicant, and as a hiring manager. I share my experience here. It… Read More »The Myth of Analytic Talent Shortage
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Vincent Granville
Author and Publisher at MLtechniques.com. Machine learning scientist, mathematician, book author (Wiley), patent owner, former post-doc at Cambridge University, former VC-funded executive, with 20+ years of corporate experience including CNET, NBC, Visa, Wells Fargo, Microsoft, eBay. Vincent also founded and co-founded a few start-ups, including one with a successful exit (Data Science Central acquired by Tech Target).
Selling Your Digital Content on Amazon, Without Kindle
Many of us dream of starting a side business selling our knowledge, in one way or another. Though the market is highly competitive, selling eBooks… Read More »Selling Your Digital Content on Amazon, Without Kindle
New $1 Million Biennial Prize to Revitalize Statistics
While nowadays everyone talk about machine learning, data science and AI, few are mentioning statistical science. Its association, The American Statistical Association, founded in 1839,… Read More »New $1 Million Biennial Prize to Revitalize Statistics
How to Make Glowing Visualizations – Literally
I explain here how to do it in Excel. But the principle is general. You can produce this type of visualization with other tools. There… Read More »How to Make Glowing Visualizations – Literally
Dual Confidence Regions: A Simple Introduction
This tutorial explains how to build confidence regions (the 2D version of a confidence interval) using as little statistical theory as possible. I also avoid… Read More »Dual Confidence Regions: A Simple Introduction
Data Animation: Much Easier than you Think!
In this article, I explain how to easily turn data into videos. Data animations add value to your presentations. They also constitute a useful tool… Read More »Data Animation: Much Easier than you Think!
Neat R Plots with the Cairo Graphics Library
I spent much of my career in business intelligence and marketing. Programming in R was never one of my top skills. While I started programming… Read More »Neat R Plots with the Cairo Graphics Library
Could we Live in a Universe with Fewer than Three Dimensions?
No, I am not a flat-earther. Quite the contrary, the ideas suggested here assume advanced scientific knowledge, such as quantum physics. The famous Cambridge-based physicist… Read More »Could we Live in a Universe with Fewer than Three Dimensions?
Machine Learning Inference for Point Processes: A General, Simple Introduction with Simulations
In part 1 here, we introduced an original class of point processes, generalizing the Poisson process which is a limiting case, in a simple and intuitive… Read More »Machine Learning Inference for Point Processes: A General, Simple Introduction with Simulations
A Gentle, Original Approach to Stochastic Point Processes
Update: Part 2 of this article is now available, here. In this article, original stochastic processes are introduced. They may constitute one of the simplest… Read More »A Gentle, Original Approach to Stochastic Point Processes