Simple Trick to Dramatically Improve Speed of Convergence
We discuss a simple trick to significantly accelerate the convergence of an algorithm when the error term decreases in absolute value over successive iterations, with the...
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How to remove duplicates in large datasets
This article was written by Suresh Kondamudi. Dealing with large datasets is often daunting. With limited computing resources, particularly memory, it can be challenging ...
A Data Scientist’s Perspective on Microsoft R
This article was written by Lixun Zhang. As a data scientist, I have experience with R. Naturally, when I was first exposed to Microsoft R Open (MRO, formerly Revolution ...
Can crime be predicted ? Does crime follow a natural rate?
Preface : Violence is a social phenomenon and has a central role to play in assessing societal developments. Does the trend of subcategories of crime indicate a shift in ...
COVID-19 Social Distancing Has Mitigated 2020 Flu Season
by Mike Thurber, Principal Scientist, Elder Research Three weeks ago, our Brief Is the Spread of the COVID-19 Coronavirus Being Slowed looked at the impact of social dist...
Coronavirus: Age and Health
by Peter Bruce, President & Founder, Statistics.com Although there are frequent reports in the news media of young people contracting serious cases of COVID-19 and ev...
COVID-19 Asymptomatic Rates and Implications
by Mike Thurber, Principal Scientist, Elder Research A key issue for COVID-19 response policies moving forward is the asymptomatic rate – people who have the virus ...
Covid-19: Epidemiological Models vs. Statistical Models
by Peter Bruce, President & Founder, Statistics.com Nearly everyone is now familiar with the IHME Covid-19 forecasts (also called the “Murray” model after the lea...
Is the Spread of the COVID-19 Coronavirus Being Slowed?
by Mike Thurber, Principal Scientist, Elder Research The COVID-19 pandemic has created a need for clear and actionable analytics like never before. The world can’t wait...
Evolution Of Process Mining: A Look At The History
Process mining is changing the way enterprises operate and manage their processes. It tells the process ‘as-is’ and ensures that enterprises and process owners have c...