Inspired by a recent birth in the System2 family, we decided to see who the retail winners and losers were when families prepping for a new baby took out their wallets.
Note: Some names of specific companies have been redacted in the following analysis. If you would like a free copy of the unredacted report, please email info@sstm2.com.
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Web scraping and hacking are not the same. Read this quick primer, learn the difference, and enjoy being more informed. This adorable little kitten sure does!
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Life must have been simpler when everyone thought the Earth was flat. Unfortunately back then, data science didn’t exist as a profession. But assuming we could achieve a flat Earth, how would things be better for data science (or anyone)?
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At System2, we love feedback; it drives improvement. We know that 20% of client projects will be deemed "a waste of time," but that doesn't mean the overall initiative isn't a success. Let us explain.
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One of our own recently attended two economic conferences in Europe and presented a paper on nowcasting with random forests at one of them. Here, we’ll take a look at the four points the paper focuses one: Data Quality, Mixed Frequency, Missing Observations, and Regression Leaves.
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