Introduction Given how much data is created every day, there will likely be 175 zettabytes of data by 2025. This data is generated daily at an average of 2.5 Quintilian bytes per day. Well, where does all this data come from? Data is collected at every purchase made, flight taken, ad clicked, social media post […]
The longer we were in it, the smaller it seemed to get. – William Beebe Introduction In the real world, datasets can comprise thousands of observations and hundreds of features. In data science and machine learning, datasets with many columns or features are called high-dimensional. While the more information the better, many features usually lead to
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Introduction Let me first start by stating that there is a clear difference between a data analyst and a data scientist. It is however not the goal of this article to point out the differences. It is important to know that both Data analysts and Data scientist collect data and perform analysis though at varying
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dx5 (formerly known as CIO Africa) is back bigger and better. The CIO100 now known as dx100 Awards will be happening this November from 23rd to 25th. The venue for the three days event will be the luxurious Leisure Lodge Beach & Golf Resort at Diani, Kwale county. You can nominate your C-suite favourites for
Recently, a friend of mine used his life savings to purchase a motorcycle. He was so happy to finally own a motorcycle. He cheerfully narrated to me how happy he was to finally quit employment and become self-employed. He even envisioned starting a drop-shipping business. I was so happy for him. However, his joy was
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The term Data Science -first introduced in the 1980s- remains unclear to very many people. Ironically, it has been thrown around to symbolise the saviour for the modern businesses. Therefore, it becomes a puzzle to many as to how Data Science is supposed to solve their problems yet they have minimal, if any, understanding about
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