16. Teaching Data Through Stories
16. Teaching Data Through Stories
The phrase “using data to tell stories” is so commonly used nowadays that it runs the risk of becoming a cliche, if it h... Read more
12 Jan 2022
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54mins
15. On Data And Journalism
15. On Data And Journalism
There is a conception, or misconception, that journalists are not good at maths. It is rather common to see newspaper he... Read more
22 Dec 2021
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50mins
14. Programming Data Science: R vs Python
14. Programming Data Science: R vs Python
There are two dominant programming languages used for data science nowadays - R and Python, each having its own set of l... Read more
19 Oct 2021
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1hr
13: Is this real, Data Science, or is it a fantasy?
13: Is this real, Data Science, or is it a fantasy?
Over the last decade, we have seen tremendous advances in big data, data science, artificial intelligence and machine le... Read more
12 Oct 2021
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46mins
12. Carts and graphs: Storytelling through maps
12. Carts and graphs: Storytelling through maps
In this edition of data chatter, we will talk about maps. Maps are excellent devices for telling stories. Think of the m... Read more
5 Oct 2021
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50mins
11. Unknown Unknowns: Risk and Uncertainty
11. Unknown Unknowns: Risk and Uncertainty
The fundamental principle underlying all analytics and data science is Probability. And probability was first invented, ... Read more
14 Sep 2021
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1hr 25mins
10. From Science To Data Science
10. From Science To Data Science
When I was graduating college in the mid 2000s, the word in job descriptions that most commonly appeared alongside “data... Read more
30 Aug 2021
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59mins
9. Making Data Science Work
9. Making Data Science Work
Everyone wants to do “data science”. Companies want to introduce “machine learning” in their products. Most fund raises ... Read more
16 Aug 2021
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49mins
8. Data Science For Babies
8. Data Science For Babies
There is an ongoing debate on when children should be taught to code. There is one group of people which insists that co... Read more
9 Aug 2021
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1hr 2mins
7. From Random Walks to Random Forests: Analytics and data science on Wall Street
7. From Random Walks to Random Forests: Analytics and data science on Wall Street
One of the first industries to extensively use advanced maths to do better was financial services. Ever since Fischer Bl... Read more
2 Aug 2021
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49mins