AI and ML

A neat trick to increase robustness of regression models

The first predictive model that an analyst encounters is Linear Regression. A linear regression line has an equation of the

Written by: Jacob Joseph
Published on: 03 Aug, 2016
Data and Analytics

How do we perceive analytics or data science?

Is the purpose of analytics or data science to draw some insights from data or some cool visualization or is it just a recommendation

Written by: Jacob Joseph
Published on: 26 Jul, 2016
Data and Analytics

The fallacy of seeing patterns

Human beings try to find patterns to explain the reason behind almost every phenomenon, but that doesn't mean that there

Written by: Jacob Joseph
Published on: 19 Jul, 2016
Data and Analytics

I wish I had autobots for data transformation

Being a sci-fi movie buff, I would always wonder if my variables could turn into Autobots just like the movie

Written by: Jacob Joseph
Published on: 30 Jun, 2016
Data and Analytics

How to compare apples and oranges ? : Part III

In the part 1 and part 2 of the series, we looked at ways to compare numerical variables and categorical variables.

Written by: Jacob Joseph
Published on: 20 Jun, 2016
Data and Analytics

How to compare apples and oranges ? : Part II

In the previous article, we looked at some of the ways to compare different numerical variables. In this article, we

Written by: Jacob Joseph
Published on: 15 Jun, 2016
Data and Analytics

Effective Comparisons: Apples vs. Oranges

How often have you come across the idiom "Comparing apples and oranges". It is a great analogy to articulate that two things can't

Written by: Jacob Joseph
Published on: 07 Jun, 2016
Data and Analytics

Do you need big data or smart data ? : Part II

In the previous article, we discussed how sampling could turn your Big Data to Smart Data and briefly laid out

Written by: Jacob Joseph
Published on: 30 May, 2016
Data and Analytics

Do you need big data or smart data ? : Part I

Big Data is the buzzword of our current times. A majority of the firms either use or wish to use

Written by: Jacob Joseph
Published on: 18 May, 2016
Data and Analytics

Deriving better insights from Time Series data with cycle plots

Visualizing time series data for the analysis of numerical information like revenue, app launches, uninstalls, etc. can help analysts quickly

Written by: Jacob Joseph
Published on: 08 May, 2016
Data and Analytics

How to treat missing values in your data : Part II

In the previous article, we discussed some techniques to deal with missing data. We will now look at an example

Written by: Jacob Joseph
Published on: 08 Apr, 2016
Data and Analytics

How to detect outliers using parametric and non-parametric methods : Part II

In the previous article, we discussed what an outlier is and ways to detect such outliers with parametric and non-parametric

Written by: Jacob Joseph
Published on: 31 Mar, 2016

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