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  • New Publications and Upcoming Talks

    calendar Sep 4, 2018 · 1 min read · algorithms conferences data science machine learning meetup software architecture  ·
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    Just a quick post here to note a few professional accomplishments: I just added a new publication to my vita – a peer-reviewed conference proceeedings article about abstractions for building repeated, related versions of similar predictive models. Check out some longer thoughts on Medium, or read the full …


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  • integrating R with other systems

    calendar Jun 16, 2012 · 1 min read · analytics conferences data science meetup programming R  ·
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    I just returned from the useR! 2012 conference for developers and users of R. One of the common themes to many of the presentations was integration of R-based statistical systems with other systems, be they other programming languages, web systems, or enterprise data systems. Some highlights for me were an update to …


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  • Data Science, Moore's Law, and Moneyball

    calendar Sep 27, 2011 · 5 min read · analytics data science meetup  ·
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    I’m fond of navel gazing, meta discussions, and so forth. I’ve recently written about inferring navel gazing from link data, and about the meaning of the “Analytics” buzzword. This post will be my second on that other infectious buzzword, “Data Science”. When I moved to Washington DC in July, I was struck by the fact …


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  • how to speak ggplot2 like a native, and Predictive Analytics World

    calendar Oct 24, 2010 · 2 min read · ggplot2 meetup R  ·
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    I was recently given the opportunity to re-present my ggplot2 talk, which I originally gave to the NYC R Meetup, to the DC R Meetup group. The Meetup was held co-located with the Predictive Analytics World conference in Alexandria, VA. (More on my thoughts on PAW below…) Contentwise, I made only small changes, changing …


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  • Prediction with Multilevel Regression Models, and Pizza

    calendar Oct 15, 2010 · 3 min read · meetup statistics R  ·
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    The Meetup phenomenon, which is now substantial and longstanding enough to be more of a cultural change than a flash in the pan, continues to impress me. Even more so than tools like LinkedIn, Meetups have changed the nature of professional networking, making it more informal, diverse, and decentralized. Last night, …


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Featured Posts

  • A Collaborative Template for A/B Tests
  • Are LLMs a simple solution? And if so, for what problems?
  • LLMs and Theories of Consciousness
  • The Five Types of A/B Test Decisions
  • p Values Are Useful for A/B Tests, Sometimes
  • Communicating A/B Test Results for Conversion Rates with Ratios and Uncertainty Intervals
  • Staff Data Scientist: Comments on Will Larson's Staff Engineer Book

Recent Posts

  • A Collaborative Template for A/B Tests
  • Are LLMs a simple solution? And if so, for what problems?
  • LLMs and Theories of Consciousness
  • The Five Types of A/B Test Decisions
  • A Critique of The Markup’s Investigation into Predictive Models of Student Success
  • p Values Are Useful for A/B Tests, Sometimes
  • Communicating A/B Test Results for Conversion Rates with Ratios and Uncertainty Intervals
  • Staff Data Scientist: Comments on Will Larson's Staff Engineer Book

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