Looking for a comprehensive yet digestable statistics book that is for beginners and acts as a great refresher for seasoned data scientists? OpenIntro Statistics (3rd edition) is a great book to start from beginning to end although we recommend you jump around and check off sections in the contents as you go so you can…
Plotly is a visualization library available for Python, R, and JavaScript. One particular feature of the library is the 3D scatterplot which allows the mapping of points across multiple dimensions. Above is a graph of New Hampshire schools’ most recent average class sizes (2017-2018). Hover over each blue bubble to see the school’s name. As…
The National Weather Service (NWS) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) collectively have a large network of and/or partnership with weather stations across the globe. NWS stations (orange) collect various weather conditions at airports (i.e. temperature, wind speed, wind direction, precipitation, and humidity). NOAA stations (blue) only collect one or a few conditions…
How do neural networks essentially work? Let’s use the Titanic dataset as an example to walk through the basic workflow of a neural network. The Titanic dataset holds passenger information for 2224 individuals on the RMS Titanic which sank in 1912 killing 1502 passengers. Age, fare, passenger class, survival, and other features are included in…
Deep Learning with Python by Fraincois Chollet is an excellent book to begin or refresh your deep learning journey. Under $30, it is a high quality purchase that will take you through clear examples and go over the concepts clearly with little theory or math. Unlike more advanced machine learning books that are filled with…
The following is an animation showing the establishment of all NH nonprofits registered with the IRS across time beginning in 1849 through the present. Data was taken from public IRS records. Plotly was used to develop the animation. May require a few seconds to load depending on your browser.
Slacklining is a rapidly growing sport within the last 20 years where participants balance on loose or tight length of webbing over land, water, and high gaps. Within the last 5 years, world records have been shattered with individuals walking over a kilometer! Play with the interactive visualization above to hover over and see who…