How to achieve your learning goals for data science

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As a self-taught data scientist or wanna-be data scientist, deciding on what to learn per time is important. However, it can become a stressful task in itself because there a lot of materials and new concepts to cover. For some people, the challenge is that they lack the motivation to keep learning. They quit after … Read more

Explaining Bayes’ Theorem with an Owambe

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Bayes Theorem is an important approach in statistics for testing hypotheses and deriving estimates. According to Wikipedia: Bayes’ theorem (alternatively Bayes’ law or Bayes’ rule, also written as Bayes’s theorem) describes the probability of an event, based on prior knowledge of conditions that might be related to the event. For example, if cancer is related to age, then, using Bayes’ theorem, a person’s … Read more

Data for Business: The Art and Science of Customer Value Management

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Background I’m writing this piece to make business leaders and companies stay conscious and keep track of their customer’s data, a huge goldmine that they can use to create competitive advantage and make smart decisions. Over the years, CEOs have only had to pay attention to their financial data. They’d read a one-page summary of … Read more