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Before beginning my journey at the Institute for Advanced Analytics, I took a trip to New River Gorge National Park and Preserve. New River Gorge was designated a national park in 2020, making it the United State’s newest national park. It’s located in West Virginia, and it’s only about a Continue reading What to Do In and Around New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
After an incredible (yet challenging) time here at the Institute, I’m sharing a few things I have learned about the student experience. 1. Open-Door Policy I wasn’t sure if and how I would get the chance to interact with the faculty & staff. However, with the MSA’s open-door policy, we Continue reading 3 Things I Learned During the Summer about the MSA
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 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