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Megan McNamara Megan McNamara
Updated on May 22, 2025

What Is Employee Relations?

Employee relations refers to an organization’s efforts to sustain positive, constructive relationships with its employees. Here’s why employee relations is important and how to craft an employee relations strategy.

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Max Reynolds Max Reynolds
Updated on May 22, 2025

SQL Data Types With Examples

SQL uses various data types for handling alphanumeric characters, numeric values and date and time values. Here are some of the main SQL data types to know and when to use them.

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Alexandre Zajic Alexandre Zajic
Updated on May 22, 2025

What Is Akaike Information Criterion (AIC)?

Akaike Information Criterion (AIC) is a metric with a single number score that measures which machine learning model is best for a given data set, in comparison to other models for the same set. Here’s what you need to know.

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Richmond Alake Richmond Alake
Updated on May 22, 2025

Understanding Cosine Similarity and Its Applications

Cosine similarity measures the similarity between two non-zero vectors by calculating the cosine of the angle between them. Here's the basics behind cosine similarity and how it is used across different areas of machine learning.

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Andy Santos Andy Santos
Updated on May 22, 2025

What Is an HRBP (Human Resources Business Partner)?

An HRBP is a senior-level HR professional who partners with an organization’s leadership to align the company’s people strategy with business goals. Here’s a look at the role’s responsibilities, required skills and qualifications and career outlook.

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Frank Andrade Frank Andrade
Updated on May 22, 2025

Guide to String Formatting in Python Using F-Strings

Take string formatting to the next level in Python using f-strings. They provide a better way to format strings and make debugging easier, too.

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Tirthajyoti Sarkar Tirthajyoti Sarkar
Updated on May 22, 2025

What Is Benford’s Law and Why Is It Important?

Benford’s Law states that digits with smaller values are more likely to be the lead digit in a data set than digits with larger values. Here’s when to use the law, when not to use it and why it matters.

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Artem Oppermann Artem Oppermann
Updated on May 22, 2025

What Is the Dielectric Constant?

The dielectric constant — also known as relative permittivity — measures the ability of a material to store electrical energy when exposed to an electric field. Here’s how it works, what factors influence it and its main applications.

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Abdishakur Hassan Abdishakur Hassan
Updated on May 22, 2025

What Is Statistical Analysis?

Statistical analysis is the process of collecting and analyzing data using statistical methods to uncover trends, develop meaningful data insights and tell quantitative stories.

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Anthony Corbo Anthony Corbo
Updated on May 22, 2025

What Is Data Integrity?

Data integrity means data is collected in a compliant manner, accurate, complete and consistent throughout its lifecycle. Here’s why it’s important and the main types of data integrity to know.

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