Good practices: Naming Things
Bad names create confusion. Good names: This is not a…
Get someone else to do it
Thanksgiving dinner Dad is about to put the turkey in…
How I lead (data) teams: principles
tl;dr I've led teams. Start with having clear goals.1 However,…
How sure are you? Confidence v. Prediction intervals
Two common uses for statistical (or machine learning) models are:…
One number doesn’t do it: Context matters
"Our net promoter score for the new version is 42."…
Not everything valuable is measurable
I wrote before about types of value generated by data…
The business value of a data science project
Data science should deliver business value. When considering whether to…