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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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K. Jagathish K. Jagathish
Updated on May 17, 2023

How to Find Values in a JavaScript Array

Finding a value in an array is useful for effective data analysis. Learn how to discover what a JavaScript Array contains using indexOf, includes, for loop, some methods and more.  

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Gianluca Malato Gianluca Malato
Updated on May 03, 2023

An Introduction to the Shapiro-Wilk Test for Normality

The Shapiro-Wilk test is a hypothesis test that is applied to a sample and whose null hypothesis is that the sample has been generated from a normal distribution.

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Edoardo Romani Edoardo Romani
Updated on April 11, 2023

What Is Pattern Recognition?

Pattern recognition is an automated process thanks to the availability of computer power to ingest data, process it, recognize its patterns and share it for further analysis. Here’s how pattern recognition works.

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Peter Grant Peter Grant
Updated on April 06, 2023

What Is Prescriptive Analytics?

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.

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Sara A. Metwalli Sara A. Metwalli
Updated on March 15, 2023

9 Mistakes Data Scientists Must Avoid

From early career data to senior-level professionals, these are the most common mistakes data scientists make . . . and how to avoid them!

Satyapriya Chaudhari Satyapriya Chaudhari
Updated on March 15, 2023

What Is Descriptive Statistics?

Descriptive statistics is a statistical measure used to describe data through numbers, like mean, median and mode. Here’s how to calculate them.

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Dawn Kawamoto Dawn Kawamoto
Updated on March 15, 2023

Data Analyst vs. Data Scientist: Similarities and Differences Explained

A data analyst reviews company data to assess its current situation while a data scientist uses coding and advanced modeling techniques to answer current and future company questions.

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Abdishakur Hassan Abdishakur Hassan
Updated on March 15, 2023

What Is Statistical Analysis?

Statistical analysis helps you pull meaningful insights from data. The process involves working with data and deducing numbers to tell quantitative stories.

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