11 Essential Data Mining Algorithms

A refreshed legacy guide to the main algorithm families every data practitioner should recognize, from regression to ensembles.

December 2017

Impact of Air Pollution on the Economy

A refreshed legacy essay on how air pollution affects productivity, healthcare costs, and economic resilience.

February 13, 2022

Storytelling, Data, and Dashboards

A refreshed legacy essay on why dashboards work better when they communicate a clear story instead of just displaying metrics.

August 22, 2019

Bias and Variance in Plain English

A refreshed legacy explainer on underfitting, overfitting, and why machine learning models fail to generalize.

June 18, 2019

A Practical Repository of NLP Learning Directions

A refreshed legacy guide to the major areas inside natural language processing and how to think about learning them.

June 17, 2019

Using Multiple Python Environments in Jupyter

A refreshed legacy guide to how Jupyter kernels make it possible to work with more than one Python environment.

June 3, 2019

What Is GTFS?

A refreshed legacy explainer on the General Transit Feed Specification and why it matters for transit data products.

May 18, 2019

Plotting Maps with Latitude and Longitude

A refreshed legacy introduction to map-based visualization using coordinate data, geospatial formats, and interactive mapping tools.

March 20, 2019

Seven Steps of a Machine Learning Project

A refreshed legacy guide to the main stages of a machine learning workflow, from data collection to prediction.

March 6, 2018

Simple Data Visualization Tools

A refreshed legacy guide to choosing approachable visualization tools before jumping into complex dashboard or custom charting stacks.

May 23, 2017