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What is clean code and why should we care about it? John F. Woods once said, “Always code as if the guy who ends up maintaining your code will be a violent psychopath who knows where you live.”1 I think a better incentive is to code as if YOU will Continue reading Writing Clean Code
Last week, I shared a meal with a friend during which something rare happened— we started discussing principal component analysis. Perhaps others frequently converse on this topic, but for me, it was a first. I attributed this occurrence to the fact that we are both students in technical fields, albeit Continue reading Education for Analytics-Principal Investigators Vs. Practicums
If I had a nickel for every time a family member, loved one, or friend had a puzzled look on their face after I told them I am spending 10 months at the Institute for Advanced Analytics (IAA), I would probably have enough to buy a McDonald’s cheeseburger, and a Continue reading A Non-Advanced Introduction to the Institute for Advanced Analytics for Student Support Groups
As a former film student, I felt that my dreams of working in the film industry had come to an end after switching career paths to Data Science; however, that couldn’t be further from the truth. Data Science is now becoming commonplace in film, and there are four main areas Continue reading Coming to a Screen Near You: How Data Science is Revolutionizing the Film Industry