Toronto is considered to be a safe city in comparison to other metropolises in the world. In an article in the Economist (2015), Toronto was ranked as the safest major city in North America and the eighth safest major city in the world. Not surprisingly,...
In a earlier blog post, I spoke about how each of us, despite our varied backgrounds, brings a unique and useful perspective to a data science team. As statisticians, computer scientists, software engineers, and/or hybrids, we utilize our individual strengths towards the common goal of...
Lately, I've been wondering how music has changed across decades. Specifically, what are the distinctive features that separate music of one decade from another? To this end, I have created a dataset of the top 100 music hits per decade, spanning six decades between 1950-2009....
The term ‘data science’ has become increasingly popular over the last few years, especially when coupled with its more famous cousin, ‘big data’. A simple keyword search on social media forums and job portals is sufficient to suggest that data science is here to stay...
If you’re a data scientist or an aspiring one, you may sometimes have had this question - is a more complex learning algorithm better for making predictions? Let’s assume we have a supervised learning task at hand that involves predicting the average selling price of houses...
When Neil Armstrong took his first step on the moon and uttered those immortal words, I wasn’t around to experience the power and impact of those words on his generation. Having grown up several decades after that momentous event, when I watched the moon landing...
By: Sohini BhattacharyaContent marketing is receiving quite a bit of ink these days, thanks to the digitization of information. Like me, if you’re a new indie writer attending a content marketing conference, sticky adages such as “if content is king, distribution is queen” and “content...
The Growing PainsWhen I decided to change gears from a steady 9-5 job, and set my own standards as a freelance writer, I was armed with experience, passion and courage, but not preparation. I wasn’t aware of, let alone ready for, the pricing pitfalls I...
By: Carly Wallace, Guest Blogger Consistent blog content creation helps build reader loyalty and search engine optimization (SEO) results. It gives the blog a better chance of being used for key words and can position the author as a credible source. This is a huge deal...
In our previous blog post we had written about the top social media platforms out there, that businesses need to get on board with. Carrying on along the same vein of thought, I’d like to bring to attention the point that having your business sign...