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Jul
22
Modern Data Engineering and the Lost Art of Data Modelling

Modern Data Engineering and the Lost Art of Data Modelling

Necessity was the mother of invention. Now, an abundance of cheap storage and compute makes for data anarchy.
5 min read
Jun
07
Approximating Shapley Values for Machine Learning

Approximating Shapley Values for Machine Learning

The how and why of Shapley value approximation, explained in code
6 min read
Apr
07
Homogeneous neighbourhoods in the Schelling model of segregation

Gnillehcs' Model of Integration

What happens to segregated communities as people increasingly seek diversity?
3 min read
Dec
31
A power set of feature coalitions.

How Shapley Values Work

In this article, we will explore how Shapley values work - not using cryptic formulae, but by way of code and simplified explanations
10 min read
Aug
13
Industry Perspective: Tree-Based Models vs Deep Learning for Tabular Data

Industry Perspective: Tree-Based Models vs Deep Learning for Tabular Data

Tree-based models aren't just highly performant - they offer a host of other advantages
3 min read
Jul
11
4 Pandas Anti-Patterns to Avoid and How to Fix Them

4 Pandas Anti-Patterns to Avoid and How to Fix Them

pandas is a powerful data analysis library with a rich API that offers multiple ways to perform any given data
9 min read
May
16
Supervised Clustering: How to Use SHAP Values for Better Cluster Analysis

Supervised Clustering: How to Use SHAP Values for Better Cluster Analysis

Cluster analysis is a popular method for identifying subgroups within a population, but the results are often challenging to interpret
9 min read
Jan
02
Utility vs Understanding: the State of Machine Learning Entering 2022

Utility vs Understanding: the State of Machine Learning Entering 2022

The empirical utility of some fields of machine learning has rapidly outpaced our understanding of the underlying theory: the models
12 min read
Nov
01
Explaining Machine Learning Models: A Non-Technical Guide to Interpreting SHAP Analyses

Explaining Machine Learning Models: A Non-Technical Guide to Interpreting SHAP Analyses

With interpretability becoming an increasingly important requirement for machine learning projects, there's a growing need for the complex outputs of techniques such as SHAP to be communicated to non-technical stakeholders.
12 min read
Jul
25
Could Vaccinating Young People Before Old People Save More Lives?

Could Vaccinating Young People Before Old People Save More Lives?

Vaccines are tackling the COVID-19 pandemic in two ways: reducing the severity of infections, and preventing their transmission. Both mechanisms
14 min read