Kimberly Fessel, PhDinTowards Data ScienceAccuracy, Precision, and Recall — Never Forget Again!This posts walks you through an example of three metrics (accuracy, precision, and recall) while teaching you how to easily remember each.Apr 3, 20223Apr 3, 20223
Kimberly Fessel, PhDinTowards Data ScienceMeasuring Statistical Dispersion with the Gini CoefficientA thorough mathematical explanation of the Gini coefficient as well as a few non-standard applications: baby names and healthcare pricingJun 5, 20203Jun 5, 20203
Kimberly Fessel, PhDinTowards Data ScienceDown and Up: A Puzzle Illustrated with D3.jsSolving a brainteaser in an interview can be scary, but oftentimes simple visuals like these will help you find an answer.Jan 5, 2020Jan 5, 2020
Kimberly Fessel, PhDinTowards Data Science5 Significant Object Detection Challenges and SolutionsReviewing unique challenges presented by object detection problems and researchers’ efforts to overcome these obstaclesSep 21, 20193Sep 21, 20193
Kimberly Fessel, PhDinTowards Data ScienceSimple Ways to Improve Your MatplotlibMatplotlib’s default properties often yield unappealing plots. Here are several simple ways to spruce up your visualizations.Aug 14, 20197Aug 14, 20197
Kimberly Fessel, PhDSolving the Birthday Problem on MarsThe birthday problem is a classic probability question with a surprising result. I solve this puzzler and extend results to other planets.Dec 10, 2018Dec 10, 2018
