Peter Grant, M.S.

Peter Grant

Updated on April 06, 2023

Prescriptive analytics is a tool used in many industries to connect causes to effects, and make well-informed decisions. Here’s why, when and how we use prescriptive analytics.

Peter Grant

Updated on March 06, 2023

Monte Carlo simulations are a tool we use to predict the probability of various outcomes in a process that’s difficult to assess due to random variables. Here’s how to perform one yourself.

Peter Grant

Updated on May 22, 2025

GAAP (the generally accepted accounting principles) is a set of rules that public U.S. companies must follow to ensure consistent and accurate financial reporting. Here’s an overview of the 10 principles that make up GAAP and why GAAP matters.

Peter Grant

Updated on April 08, 2024

Financial accounting is a specific process of recording, processing and reporting a company’s business transactions. These transactions are recorded in financial statements that detail the organization’s financial health.

Peter Grant

Updated on July 22, 2025

Alphanumeric characters refer to the combination of Latin alphabet letters (A to Z — uppercase and lowercase) and Arabic numerals (0 to 9). This set is commonly used in English and other languages based on the Latin script, especially in computing.

Peter Grant

Updated on September 23, 2025

In Python, a datetime object (part of the datetime module) represents a specific date and time, combining both components into a single object for easy manipulation and formatting.

Peter Grant

Updated on September 10, 2025

Do you need to improve your regression model’s performance? Use this sample Python code to help you find residuals in your own projects.

Peter Grant

Updated on May 22, 2025

In Python, floats are a common data type that lets users work with decimal numbers, covering a wider range of values than integers. Check out this quick tutorial on how to make and use floats in Python.

Peter Grant

Updated on August 15, 2022

Do you need to ditch your outliers? Here’s how to find (and remove) outliers in your data set with IQR.

Peter Grant

Updated on August 15, 2022

In this step-by-step tutorial, I’ll show you how to automate your data analysis using a real-world problem.

Peter Grant

Updated on May 29, 2025

Here are six things you need to know about using these powerful tools in order to write more Pythonic code.

Peter Grant

Updated on December 01, 2023

Are you looking to try your hand at programming in Python but not sure where to start? Anaconda will make your life a lot easier.