Encapsulation: A Software Engineering Concept Data Scientists Must Know To Succeed

by Dr. Owns | Jan 6, 2025 | Analytics, Artificial Intelligence, Data and Information, Decision Support

Simple concepts that differentiate a professional from amateursContinue reading on Towards Data Science » ​Simple concepts that differentiate a professional from amateursContinue reading on Towards Data Science »  data-science, coding, getting-started, mlops,...

In Defense of Statistical Significance

by Dr. Owns | Jan 6, 2025 | Analytics, Artificial Intelligence, Data and Information, Decision Support

We have to draw the line somewherePhoto by Siora Photography on UnsplashIt’s become something of a meme that statistical significance is a bad standard. Several recent blogs have made the rounds, making the case that statistical significance is a “cult” or...

AI Agents Hype, Explained — What You Really Need to Know to Get Started

by Dr. Owns | Jan 6, 2025 | Analytics, Artificial Intelligence, Data and Information, Decision Support

I’ll set the record straight — AI Agents are not new but advanced. Learn how they’ve evolved and where to get started.Continue reading on Towards Data Science » ​I’ll set the record straight — AI Agents are not new but advanced. Learn how they’ve evolved and where to...

Data behind the Luck, Ambition, and a Billion-Dollar Dream: Lottery

by Dr. Owns | Jan 6, 2025 | Analytics, Artificial Intelligence, Data and Information, Decision Support

Using Seattle’s local retail store data for consumer patterns of the lottery (SQL, Python)Continue reading on Towards Data Science » ​Using Seattle’s local retail store data for consumer patterns of the lottery (SQL, Python)Continue reading on Towards Data Science...

Meet GPT, The Decoder-Only Transformer

by Dr. Owns | Jan 6, 2025 | Analytics, Artificial Intelligence, Data and Information, Decision Support

Understanding and implementing the GPT-1, GPT-2 and GPT-3 architecturesContinue reading on Towards Data Science » ​Understanding and implementing the GPT-1, GPT-2 and GPT-3 architecturesContinue reading on Towards Data Science »  neural-networks, deep-dives, gpt, nlp,...

Why Variable Scoping Can Make or Break Your Data Science Workflow

by | Jan 6, 2025 | Analytics, Artificial Intelligence, Data and Information, Decision Support

Let’s kick off 2025 by writing some clean code togetherImage by Swello from UnsplashWhen you’re deep in rapid prototyping, it’s tempting to skip clean scoping or reuse common variable names (hello, df!), thinking it will save time. But this can lead to sneaky bugs...