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I tracked my activities during weekdays for three weeks at the start of Fall 1 (August 19th–September 6th) to get a sense of how my time was spent and categorized it into seven key areas. Here are the results: 1. Social Activities Percent of Time per Day: 23%Average Hours per Continue reading A Glimpse into Fall 1: How I Managed My Time
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
Leaving behind the familiar shores of the West Coast for the opposite East Coast was a significant turning point in my life. In the spring of 2023, I made the decision to embark on a new chapter in my life and invest in my future through the MSA program at Continue reading Living in Raleigh as a Southern Californian
The use of analytics — using data and statistics to better understand something — is growing across most sports, especially ever since Michael Lewis released his book Moneyball, which illustrates the potential impact of analytics in sports. Exploring new and evolving applications of analytics and data science is something that Continue reading Football Analytics