Thomas PlapingerNews and Gun Violence: Bias in the Writing?Throughout the last 50 years, the United States has experienced multiple mass shootings from the University of Texas Sniper to Columbine…Sep 11, 2017Sep 11, 2017
Thomas PlapingerinTowards Data ScienceA Beginners Guide to Natural Language ProcessingAs I have begun my journey as a data scientist one of the most captivating is that which seeks to understand the meaning and influence of…Sep 3, 2017Sep 3, 2017
Thomas PlapingerinTowards Data ScienceGlobal Terror and the EDA Visualization Rabbit HoleOne of the greatest challenges a data scientist faces is knowing when to move on. It may be doing more Exploratory Data Analysis(EDA), it…Aug 29, 2017Aug 29, 2017
Thomas PlapingerinTowards Data ScienceVisualizing your Exploratory Data AnalysisPerhaps one of the greatest disparities between those who live in the world of data science and those who don’t is the ability to translate…Aug 22, 20171Aug 22, 20171
Thomas PlapingerTuning a Random Forest ClassifierOne of the most useful models I have come across in my brief time as a Data Scientist is Random Forests. What are Random Forests you ask…Aug 12, 20171Aug 12, 20171
Thomas PlapingerinTowards Data ScienceWhat is a Decision Tree?For a bank to consider whether or not to offer someone a loan they often go through a sequential list of questions to figure out if it is…Jul 29, 2017Jul 29, 2017
Thomas PlapingerA Collision of Terminal and GithubFor any Data Scientist getting their first crack at exploring the world of data must begin with the knowledge of how to properly use two…Jul 29, 2017Jul 29, 2017
Thomas PlapingerPandas Basics Walkthrough Youth UnemploymentFor anyone using Python to learn Data Science for the first time one of the greatest discoveries you will come across in manipulating and…Jul 17, 2017Jul 17, 2017
Thomas PlapingerWhat is the Best Football League in Europe?An almost continuous debate amongst football fans is “What is the best league in Europe?” Is it La Liga (Spain) with Barcelona and Real…Jul 16, 2017Jul 16, 2017
Thomas PlapingerinTowards Data ScienceA Convergence of Language with CodeBonjour, Je m’appelle Thomas, Nna ke Thomas, For name(x): return Thomas. In my life, I have learned multiple languages each with their own…Jul 3, 2017Jul 3, 2017
