Living with Purpose: Timeless Teachings from Ecclesiastes — Introduction In a world that often feels fractured and devoid of purpose, seeking meaning becomes an imperative for the human spirit. The Book of Ecclesiastes, nestled in the heart of the Bible, stands as a testament to the timeless quest for significance amidst life’s uncertainties. It offers not only solace but…

Living with Purpose: Timeless Teachings from Ecclesiastes — Introduction The Book of Ecclesiastes, an integral component of the Bible, offers profound insights that resonate deeply with the human experience. It serves as a timeless guide, providing wisdom that is equally valuable for both Christians and those of other beliefs. …

Intuitive explanations of the most popular LLMs — Introduction In my last article, we dived into the world of machine learning models, understanding their working principles and how they fit into various practical applications. Today, we’ll venture into something that has quite literally taken over the entire tech space, large language models. Specifically, we’re going to go through several…

Enhance Your A/B Testing Skills: Addressing Four Key Errors for Better Results — A/B testing is like Jenga, a delicate balance of interconnected pieces that form the foundation of a successful experiment. Just like in the game of Jenga, where removing the wrong block can cause the entire tower to crumble, A/B testing relies on multiple components working together. Each piece represents a…

Swipe Right, Match, and Date. Finding love has never been easier in the world of online dating and data science is playing a bigger role than ever before. Online dating apps have revolutionized the way we connect with potential partners by using sophisticated algorithms to help match users with compatible…

Intuitive explanations of the most popular machine learning models — For the past few years, I’ve compiled what I believed were the most important machine learning algorithms based on my experiences at work, my conversations with other data scientists, and what I read online. This year, I want to expand on last year’s article by providing more types of models…

A comprehensive guide to industry leading clustering techniques — K-means clustering is arguably one of the most commonly used clustering techniques in the world of data science (anecdotally speaking), and for good reason. It’s simple to understand, easy to implement, and is computationally efficient. However, there are several limitations of k-means clustering which hinders its ability to be a…

A newer and more effective approach — A New Perspective Two years ago, I wrote a similar article explaining how I’d learn data science if I could start over. Now that I’m four years into my career, which is double the amount of time, I’ve realized that there is a much better approach to learning data science. The problem with…

Awesome visualizations on the Ukraine War, Inflation, and more! — Last year I shared what I thought were ten of the best data visualizations from 2021. I’m back again with ten of the best data visualizations from 2022! Similar to last year, I wanted to share a variety of types of data visualizations, and also ones that were relevant to…