Three Ways Data Scientists are Fighting COVID-19

Data scientists in academia, non-profits, and the government have come together to track and respond to the economic & humanitarian impacts of the coronavirus. Read more

5 Key Challenges In Today’s Era of Big Data

We are currently in the middle of an AI renaissance, driven by big data and breakthroughs in machine learning and deep learning. These breakthroughs offer opportunities and challenges to companies depending on the speed at which they adapt to these changes. Read more

Linear Discriminant Analysis

Linear Discriminant Analysis (LDA) is an effective classification method, and it is simple and easy to understand. It is useful when the number of input features increases to the point where the predictive modeling function of a model becomes too difficult for the model to function. This is more commonly called the curse of dimensionality. Read more

PageRank Algorithm - Identify dominant nodes

An introduction to the PageRank algorithm. While clusters expose regions with highly localized interactions, dominant nodes in which clusters form may govern such interactions. We use the ranking to identify these dominant nodes. Read more

The Role of Data Science in Big Data Analytics

As the volumes of data increase each day, organisations are begining on Data Science and Data Analytics to make sense of it. This article is a basic introduction to those new to the field Read more

Louvain Algorithm - Identifying Communities within Networks

We could take a more structured approach and develop our understanding of social groups on a much larger scale. This would require the use of a methodology to investigate how individuals respond to one another, such as quantifying an individual’s influence and their impact on group dynamics. Read more

Getting Started with Seaborn : Basics Tutorial

Python has many great visualization tools. But, one that really stands out is Seaborn. It is a powerful library used by many Data Scientists in order to work with data. This article will run through some basic & most simplest steps in order to give you hands on experience with Seaborn. Read more

k-Nearest Neighbor (k-NN) for Machine Learning

When it comes to classification problems relating to reducing attrition rates, one algorithm that always comes handy is k-Nearest Neighbors (k-NN). Ever heard of the old saying that's "Birds of a feather flock together", k-NN can be said to be a representation of this quote. In this article we will try to understand more about this algorithm. Read more

Data.world and John Snow Labs partner to make 2,200 current, linked, and expert-curated healthcare datasets available to COVID-19 researchers & data scientists

Data.world, the cloud-native data catalog, and healthcare AI & NLP provider John Snow Labs are partnering to fight the global COVID-19 pandemic by sharing data and software for virus researchers. Read more

Florida Data Scientist Fired for Refusing to Manipulate Data

It has been widely reported that a data scientist in Florida was fired for refusing to manipulate the data being presented on the COVID-19 dashboard she had created. This incident raises many issues and it is appropriate that the Data Science Foundation expresses an opinion. Read more