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Data Science

Facebook Prophet: A Modern Approach to Time Series Forecasting

Understand how Facebook Prophet models trends, seasonality, and special events for accurate and interpretable forecasts.

Vidhi Chugh

November 5, 2025

Data Science

Error Propagation: Understanding How Uncertainty Spreads Through Calculations

Understand how uncertainties in measurements affect calculated results and learn formulas and methods to quantify them across various mathematical operations.
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Arunn Thevapalan

November 5, 2025

Machine Learning

Understanding UMAP: A Comprehensive Guide to Dimensionality Reduction

Learn how UMAP simplifies high-dimensional data visualization with detailed explanations, practical use cases, and comparisons to other dimensionality reduction methods, including t-SNE and PCA.
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Arunn Thevapalan

November 4, 2025

Machine Learning

Softplus: The Smooth Activation Function Worth Knowing

This guide explains the mathematical properties of Softplus, its advantages and trade-offs, implementation in PyTorch, and when to switch from ReLU.
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Dario Radečić

October 29, 2025

Data Science

Discrete Probability Distributions Explained with Examples

Understand discrete probability distributions in data science. Explore PMF, CDF, and major types like Bernoulli, Binomial, and Poisson with Python examples.
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Vaibhav Mehra

October 29, 2025

Python

Python reduce(): A Complete Guide

Learn when and how to use Python's reduce(). Includes practical examples and best practices.
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Mark Pedigo

October 28, 2025

Data Science

Weibull Distribution: How to Model Time-to-Event Data

Learn the mathematical foundations, parameter estimation techniques, and diverse applications of this probability distribution across engineering, medicine, and environmental sciences.
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Vinod Chugani

October 7, 2025

Data Science

Joint Probability: Theory, Examples, and Data Science Applications

Learn how to calculate and interpret the likelihood of multiple events occurring simultaneously. Discover practical applications in predictive modeling, risk assessment, and machine learning that solve complex data science challenges.
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Vinod Chugani

October 7, 2025

Data Science

What Is Standard Error? The Key to Statistical Precision and Confidence

Learn the mathematical foundations, discover multiple types and their applications, and explore how standard error enhances statistical inference and decision-making.
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Vinod Chugani

September 16, 2025

Data Science

Cramer's Rule: A Direct Method for Solving Linear Systems

Learn how to use Cramer's rule to solve systems of linear equations through determinants, with practical examples.
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Arunn Thevapalan

August 11, 2025

Data Science

Mean Absolute Error Explained: Measuring Model Accuracy

Learn how to evaluate your model’s accuracy using mean absolute error. Understand when and why to use MAE to make your data-driven decisions more reliable.
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Josef Waples

August 8, 2025