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Murtaza Haider

Which Data Science Tool/software Should You Use?

It is the epic battle between R and Python. As a result, the world of data science has been divided into two tribes: the R tribe and the…

Oct 19, 2022

Which Data Science Tool/software Should You Use?

Oct 19, 2022

Murtaza Haider

Modern Data Science with R: A review

Some say data is the new oil. Others equate its worth to water. And then there are those who believe that data scientists will be (in fact…

May 21, 2019

Modern Data Science with R: A review

May 21, 2019

Murtaza Haider

Mortgage delinquencies: The East-Side story told with Maptitude GIS

Housing experts in the US, including the Nobel Laureate Professor Robert Shiller, have expressed concerns about the recent acceleration in…

May 10, 2019

Mortgage delinquencies: The East-Side story told with Maptitude GIS

May 10, 2019

Murtaza Haider

Edward Tufte’s Slopegraphs and political fortunes in Ontario

With fewer than three weeks left in the June 7 provincial elections in Ontario, Canada’s most populous province with 14.2 million persons…

May 21, 2018

Edward Tufte’s Slopegraphs and political fortunes in Ontario

May 21, 2018

Murtaza Haider

Will pot shops affect property values in your neighbourhood? They did in Colorado

This article first appeared in the Financial Post on March 7, 2018.

Mar 15, 2018

Mar 15, 2018

Murtaza Haider

R: simple for complex tasks, complex for simple tasks

When it comes to undertaking complex data science projects, R is the preferred choice for many. Why? Because handling complex tasks is…

Mar 11, 2018

R: simple for complex tasks, complex for simple tasks

Mar 11, 2018

Murtaza Haider

Is it time to ditch the Comparison of Means (T) Test?

For over a century, academics have been teaching the Comparison of Means (T) Test and practitioners have been running it to determine if…

Mar 7, 2018

Is it time to ditch the Comparison of Means (T) Test?

Mar 7, 2018

Murtaza Haider

Do good-looking people earn more?

Do looks matter? They do. But do looks matter in how much you earn?

Oct 30, 2017

Do good-looking people earn more?

Oct 30, 2017

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Don’t be Fooled by Fake Stats

As a smart consumer of news and information, you should be on your guard for fake news and lies wrapped in statistics.

Oct 19, 2017

Don’t be Fooled by Fake Stats

Oct 19, 2017

Murtaza Haider

Murtaza Haider

Father of 2, entrepreneur, author of Getting Started With Data Science (http://tinyurl.com/datasciencebook), Professor at Ryerson University.

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