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NHL Analytics: Shots, Rebounds, and Weak Signals
Any pro sport is an exercise in percentages. Pro players are in the top 99.99 percentile of all human beings in that particular sport. This fact has the effect of skewing how we perceive bad and good players, and also how we estimate the impact of small but essential parts of the game. …
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Hiring Data Scientists Step 1: Stop Looking for Data Scientists
Dear world, We are looking for someone to fill an upcoming gap in our business model. We are not exactly sure what you will be doing, but we are sure that our shareholders will love the idea that we have Data Scientists. …
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To Be or Not to Be (A Data Scientist)
Every time I tried to come up with an apt new title, a quick Google search led me to the realisation that this topic had been covered many times over and most relevant titles had been taken. I decided it was more important that the title was meaningful than unique and settled on the one above. Please do not judge me. …