Are you eating your brain?
I know -- Are you eating your brain? -- is a strange title...but stick with me here. I'm listening to an audiobook titled Understanding Complexity by
Customer Service is made up of the small things
I recently had a customer service interaction with a SaaS service provider that left me wanting. With this provider, we had an issue that was effecting
Foto Friday – The Grand Canyon
In February I had the opportunity to visit the Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona. When I was younger, I'd been a few times but I'd never been out
What are you avoiding?
I'm sure we've all been there. We have 100 things to do and we pick 90 things to get done and avoid those last few items that we just don't want to do.
Comparing Machine Learning Methods
In this post, I provide an overview of comparing different machine learning methods.
Recipes don't always work
Recipes don't always work - they are great starting points but they aren't always the only way to do things.
Incrementally Better
Recently, I spent a week at the Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona. While visiting, I stayed in Tusayan Arizona, just a few miles outside the park's
Quick Tip – Speed up Pandas using Modin
If you use pandas in your data analysis, you can now use modin to speed it up. In this post, I do a test to find the savings from modin and pandas.
Stationary Data Tests for Time Series Forecasting
In this post, I provide a walkthrough of using statistical tests (like the Dickey-Fuller test) to check stationary data while forecasting time series.
Foto Friday – Pika Rocky Mountain National Park
Pika Rocky Mountain National Park While in Rocky Mountain National Park last year, I stumbled upon an area perfect for Pikas. I sat myself down next to
Forecasting Time Series Data using Autoregression
This post provides an introduction to forecasting time series using autoregression models. A walkthrough is provided along with sample code.
Do you need machine learning? Maybe. Maybe Not.
Do you need machine learning? Maybe. Maybe not. Everyone's talking about machine learning but its not the answer to every problem.
Foto Friday – Rocky Mountain National Park
Late last year I had the opportunity to spend a week in Rocky Mountain National Park (RMNP). Strangely, I'd never actually been to RMNP although I've
The Data Mining Trap
In a post titled Data Mining - A Cautionary Tale, I share the idea that data mining can be dangerous by sharing the story of Cornell's Brian Wansink, who
Foto Friday – On the way to Zion National Park
I call this one "On the way to Zion". Captured with Canon 5D and Canon 17-40 handheld on the way into Zion National Park. Purchase a copy for your
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