Code Gradient Descent From Scratch

How to program gradient descent from scratch in python. For that time you fumbled in the interview. Physical and chemical gradients within the soil largely impact the growth and microclimate of rice paddies Motivation This is it. You’ve networked your way through the door by sending approximately 10 LinkedIn messages to perfect strangers and charming the recruiter through that 30-minute phone call summarizing your entire adult professional life. They’ve sent you…dun dun dun…. »

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A Unique Approach to Short Text Clustering (Part 2: Tweets spread like Wildfire)

A demo focusing on the storage, preprocessing, and NLP required to perform short text modeling on Twitter data in Python. Per usual feel free to skip the personal motivation and direct yourself to the next section if my life is not interesting. Motivation About 2 years ago as I write this I flew from Atlanta to San Frencisco then rented a car and hauled up to Santa Rosa for the interview that would prompt my big move. »

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A Unique Approach to Short Text Clustering (Part 1: Algorithmic Theory)

The challenges of high dimensionality in short text clustering and using GSDMM to combat sparsity. (This is part 1 of 2 in a series showing the theory and application of GSDMM) High in Fibre(er)?! Of Course. Note: I generally add a few personal anecdotes to my writing, but if that doesn’t appeal to you the meat and potatoes begin in the second section “What is GSDMM?” The Problem Recently I’ve been reading Ayn Rand’s Atlas Shrugged (I know…harken back to the days of high school English Literature when I should have originally read it but did not). »

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Triage to AI: A Machine Learning Approach to Hospital Admissions Classification

A Brief History Have you ever had to wait for a long time in the ER? Wondering why that guy with the broken toe was called up before you? This is triage. Triage is the process by which medical providers can sort incoming patients based on resource availability and patient requirements. Now let’s back up a bit. What is this triage thing? The word triage comes from the French word “trier” meaning “to sort”. »

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About Me

For skills and projects I suggest my resume or github Welcome! My name is Brittany. I like data and adventures. Here I write about data. Maybe one day I’ll write about the adventures, but for now you’ll have to settle for the occasional feisty neural net. I’m originally from the southern peach state out east (Georgia), but I moved to San Francisco 2 years ago. I am passionate about healthcare, education, and public transit. »

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