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Chris Dowsett Chris Dowsett
Updated on July 20, 2023

What Is a Data Lake?

A data lake is a digital storage area where businesses hold structured and unstructured data including social media data, log files, emails, images and videos.

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Scott Thomson Scott Thomson
Updated on July 12, 2023

The Dangers of Too Much Data

Too much data can endanger results, not to mention consumers and the environment.

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Noah Topper Noah Topper
Updated on July 10, 2023

Sigmoid Activation Function: An Introduction

The sigmoid activation function is one of the earliest activation functions used in machine learning, but it still has many useful applications today. Our expert explains everything you need to know.

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Mang-Git Ng Mang-Git Ng
Updated on June 14, 2023

How Vertical SaaS Companies Can Meet 3 Data Challenges

Industry-specific SaaS companies are primed for growth. Data issues need not get in the way.

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Cassie Kozyrkov Cassie Kozyrkov
Updated on June 14, 2023

How Should Data Analysis Impact Your Decision-Making Process?

Everyone wants their thinking to be “data-driven,” but what exactly does that mean in practice? Our expert shares a primer on what statistics can and can’t tell you.

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Sadrach Pierre Sadrach Pierre
Updated on May 31, 2023

A Guide to Outlier Detection in Python

Outlier detection is the process of identifying data points that have extreme values compared to the rest of the distribution. Learn three methods of outlier detection in Python.

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Will Koehrsen Will Koehrsen
Updated on May 30, 2023

How to Mind Goodhart’s Law and Avoid Unintended Consequences

One of the first steps to solving a problem — data science or otherwise — is determining the right metrics to gauge success. Choose wisely.

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Manasi Vartak Manasi Vartak
Updated on May 18, 2023

Responsible AI Explained

Responsible AI is a framework for developing AI safely and ethically based on the five core principles of fairness, transparency, accountability, privacy and safety. Here’s what you need to know. 

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Badreesh Shetty Badreesh Shetty
Updated on May 16, 2023

An In-Depth Guide to How Recommender Systems Work

You might also like to know how programs know what you want before you do.

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Sadrach Pierre Sadrach Pierre
Updated on May 15, 2023

Streamlit Tutorial: A Beginner’s Guide to Building Machine Learning-Based Web Applications in Python

Analytics dashboards are a great way for data scientists to communicate insights to companies, but they can often be expensive and time-consuming to build. Streamlit is an easy-to-use library for Python that simplifies the process.

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