Issues in Differential Privacy
Differential privacy (DP) is an approach to maintaining the privacy of individual records in a database, while still allowing statistical analysis. It is now perceived as the go-to method in...continue reading.
Differential privacy (DP) is an approach to maintaining the privacy of individual records in a database, while still allowing statistical analysis. It is now perceived as the go-to method in...continue reading.
I tend to be blase’ about breathless claims of “new” methods and concepts in statistics and machine learning. Most are “variations on a theme.” However, the notion of double descent,...continue reading.
I tend to be blase’ about breathless claims of “new” methods and concepts in statistics and machine learning. Most are “variations on a theme.” However, the notion of double descent,...continue reading.
The June 2020 issue of JASA features a highly insightful essay by Brad Efron, dean of the world’s statisticians. The article is accompanied by commentary by a number of statistical...continue reading.
The June 2020 issue of JASA features a highly insightful essay by Brad Efron, dean of the world’s statisticians. The article is accompanied by commentary by a number of statistical...continue reading.
I’m nearing completion of writing my new book, The Art of Machine Learning: Algorithms+Data+R, to be published by the whimsically named No Starch Press. I’m making a rough, partial draft...continue reading.
I’m nearing completion of writing my new book, The Art of Machine Learning: Algorithms+Data+R, to be published by the whimsically named No Starch Press. I’m making a rough, partial draft...continue reading.
It’s been a while since I’ve posted here, not for lack of material but just having too long a TO DO list. I’ve added some important features to my regtools...continue reading.
It’s been a while since I’ve posted here, not for lack of material but just having too long a TO DO list. I’ve added some important features to my regtools...continue reading.
In recent weeks, I’ve posted three tutorials with Clearing the Confusion titles, all in my regtools GitHub repo. Topics have been unbalanced classification data; k-fold cross validation; and scaling in...continue reading.
In recent weeks, I’ve posted three tutorials with Clearing the Confusion titles, all in my regtools GitHub repo. Topics have been unbalanced classification data; k-fold cross validation; and scaling in...continue reading.
As the current Editor-in-Chief of the R Journal, I must apologize for the delay in getting the July issue online, due to technical and other matters. In the meantime, though,...continue reading.
As the current Editor-in-Chief of the R Journal, I must apologize for the delay in getting the July issue online, due to technical and other matters. In the meantime, though,...continue reading.
My updated version of my regtools package, tools for parametric and nonparametric regression, is now on CRAN, https://cran.r-project.org/package=regtools It has a number of new functions and datasets. Type vignette(‘regtools’) for...continue reading.
My updated version of my regtools package, tools for parametric and nonparametric regression, is now on CRAN, https://cran.r-project.org/package=regtools It has a number of new functions and datasets. Type vignette(‘regtools’) fo…continue reading.
My new book, Probability and Statistics for Data Science: Math + R + Data, pub. by the CRC Press, was released on June 24! This book arose from an open-source...continue reading.
My new book, Probability and Statistics for Data Science: Math + R + Data, pub. by the CRC Press, was released on June 24! This book arose from an open-source...continue reading.
I’m continuing to add more lessons to my free online R tutorial, 17 of them so far, adding more from time to time. Aimed specifically at nonprogrammers, though those with...continue reading.
I’m continuing to add more lessons to my free online R tutorial, 17 of them so far, adding more from time to time. Aimed specifically at nonprogrammers, though those with...continue reading.
For some time, I’ve planned to write up a point-by-point comparison of R and Python. I’ve done so now! Comments welcome. Advertisementscontinue reading.