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The IAA can feel like a firehose. The pace is fast, the expectations are high, and the deadlines rarely wait. The only reason I’m not drowning is that I trained for this kind of pressure for years as a Division I athlete. Swimming taught me discipline, efficiency, and resilience under Continue reading Structured for Survival: The System That Keeps Me Sane at the IAA
In data science, the real value data scientists provide is not in the complex code and algorithms themselves, but in the insights these methods uncover. It can be challenging, however, to ensure those insights are valuable, particularly when dealing with broad objectives and diverse audiences. This is where I have Continue reading From Data to Decisions: How the Intelligence Cycle Enhances Data Science
When most people think about jobs in finance, they picture investment banking, accounting, or maybe consulting. Fraud analytics is usually not the first thing to come to mind. But after talking to Justin De La Rosa, and alumni from our graduate program, it is clear that this is one of Continue reading A Student’s Guide to Fraud Analytics Careers: An Interview With Justin De La Rosa
Nearly every data scientist will say the same thing: The most important aspect of analytics is effectively communicating your results. So, how can you do this, whether it be in your practicum project, personal work, or career? The key is to make beautiful and easy-to-interpret visuals. The ggplot2 package in Continue reading Creating a Custom ggplot2 Theme