Data Column | Institute for Advanced Analytics
The Collaborative Blog for Students in the Master of Science in Analytics
After my first week at the Institute of Advanced Analytics, I realized I had to change. Gone were the days of undergrad, in which I had ample free time to sleep in, hit the gym whenever convenient, and complete tasks “whenever I get to them.” However, as someone unwilling to Continue reading A Guide to Maintaining Your Active Lifestyle at the Institute
“The MSA is different from any program you have been to.” Above is the exact sentence I heard from the alumni I contacted when I decided to attend the MSA program. In my mind, I wondered what they were talking about. How are the challenges at the Institute for Advanced Continue reading Defeating Cultural Shock
The Right Amount of Wrong: Calibrating Predictive Models How do we evaluate a predictive model? The most intuitive answer is accuracy—a simple measure of what percent of the time your model’s prediction is correct. Accuracy is a widely used evaluation metric, largely because it’s so easy to understand. However, a Continue reading The Right Amount of Wrong: Calibrating Predictive Models
Looking back at my journey at the Institute, nothing rings louder than a common mantra repeated here, “The days go slow, but the year goes by fast.” It seems inexplicable how much we have grown. Yet, under the veneer, is a painful period of several weeks scrambling to adjust to Continue reading Adjusting to Life Half a Globe Away