The following is excerpted from Data Rules: Reinventing the Market Economy by Cristina Alaimo and Jannis Kallinikos. Reprinted with permission from The MIT Press. Copyright 2024.
Avoid these 7 Common Business-related Mistakes On Data Projects
April 16, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is excerpted from the book, “Winning with Data Science: A Handbook for Business Leaders,” by Howard Friedman and Akshay Swaminathan with permission from the publisher, Columbia Business School Publishing. The article covers how to avoid 7 common business-related mistakes on data projects that all stem from failures in planning, preparation and communication.
Book Review: A Hands-on Introduction to Machine Learning
January 22, 2024 by Leave a Comment
I was pleased to receive a review copy of this new title from Cambridge University Press, “A Hands-on Introduction to Machine Learning.” The hardcover book is very attractive, well-produced and solid! It will weigh down your backpack for sure. As a university instructor myself, I immediately appreciated author and University of Washington professor Chirag Shah’s pedagogical approach.
What Does the Commercialization of Generative AI Mean for Society?
October 2, 2023 by Leave a Comment
ACM, the Association for Computing Machinery has released “TechBrief: Generative Artificial Intelligence.” It is the latest in the quarterly ACM TechBriefs series of short technical bulletins that present scientifically grounded perspectives on the impact and policy implications of specific technological developments in computing.
Book Review: The Kaggle Book/Workbook
June 23, 2023 by Leave a Comment
Kaggle is an incredible resource for all data scientists. I advise my Intro to Data Science students at UCLA to take advantage of Kaggle by first completing the venerable Titanic Getting Started Prediction Challenge, and then moving on to active challenges. Kaggle is a great way to gain valuable experience with data science and machine learning. Now, there are two excellent books to lead you through the Kaggle process. The Kaggle Book by Konrad Banachewicz and Luca Massaron published in 2022, and The Kaggle Workbook by the same authors published in 2023, both from UK-based Packt Publishing, are excellent learning resources.
Book Review: Math for Deep Learning
April 11, 2023 by Leave a Comment
One of my favorite learning resources for gaining an understanding for the mathematics behind deep learning is “Math for Deep Learning” by Ronald T. Kneusel from No Starch Press. If you’re interested in getting quickly up to speed with how deep learning algorithms work at a basic level, then this is the book for you.
Book Review: Tree-based Methods for Statistical Learning in R
February 23, 2023 by Leave a Comment
Here’s a new title that is a “must have” for any data scientist who uses the R language. It’s a wonderful learning resource for tree-based techniques in statistical learning, one that’s become my go-to text when I find the need to do a deep dive into various ML topic areas for my work. The methods […]
Book Review: Machine Learning with PyTorch and Scikit-Learn
March 18, 2022 by Leave a Comment
The enticing new title courtesy of Packt Publishing, “Machine Learning with PyTorch and Scikit-Learn,” by Sebastian Raschka, Yuxi (Hayden) Liu, and Vahid Mirjalili is a welcome addition to any data scientist’s list of learning resources. This 2022 tome consists of 741 well-crafted pages designed to provide a comprehensive framework for working in the realm of machine learning and deep learning. The book is brimming with topics that will propel you to a leading-edge understanding of the field.
Book Review: Modern Data Science with R, 2nd Edition
January 13, 2022 by Leave a Comment
There’s good reason why the word “modern” is in the title of this new title from CRC Press: “Modern Data Science with R, 2nd,” by 3 professors Benjamin S. Baumer, Daniel T. Kaplan, and Nicholas J. Horton – the goal of the text is to provide a solid guide for state-of-the-art data science with the […]
Book Review: Advanced R Solutions
December 9, 2021 by Leave a Comment
Hadley Wickham’s popular “Advanced R” book has many intriguing exercises that test your knowledge of deep operations of the R environment. The subject of this book review is a brand new title, “Advanced R Solutions” which is a well-crafted answer book containing all the solutions to each exercise appearing in Advanced R. So many parts of the R language are highlighted in the exercises and solutions, including important topics like: names and values, vectors, subsetting, flow of control, functions, plus large topics like functional programming, object-oriented programming, metaprogramming. Another couple of chapters deal with measuring and improving performance.
