Andrew AdelsonBlackjack Simulations and the Central Limit TheoremIn my last post, I discussed how to approximate the expected ROI for different decisions on a blackjack hand using a Monte Carlo approach…Jul 5, 20171Jul 5, 20171
Andrew AdelsonUsing Monte Carlo to Answer a Blackjack QuestionA few nights ago, my brother sent me a snapchat of a Blackjack strategy chart. He asked a pretty reasonable question:Jun 22, 20171Jun 22, 20171
Andrew AdelsonNBA Finals: Quick! Bet on the WarriorsThe NBA Finals start tonight, and oh boy, am I excited. I can’t recall a more anticipated Finals, with the two best teams meeting for the…Jun 1, 2017Jun 1, 2017
Andrew AdelsonTesting Different Models for the Titanic DatasetI recently discovered the power of a Python library called Sci-kit learn for machine learning. The API extends to several machine learning…Apr 28, 2017Apr 28, 2017