I spent the last few days/weeks computing some R functions for automating a multiple variable selection of linear models using the LASSO and the SCAD penalties. It took me time to create my code, but at the end of the day, it is freshly automated and it is able to perform a statistical task in [...]
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Do you know/remember websites like “Hot or not” or even “Goth or Not”. In the case of “Hot or not”, the primary goal of this website is simple; the main thing you need to do is judge whether or not someone is “hot” on a 1 to 10 scale. The concept is simple but addictive. [...]
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For the last few days, I worked hard on the modeling of networking interactions in viral contests and with the start of the National Hockey league (NHL) season on October 1st, I thought it would be a nice idea to share my vision of how a sport, in this case hockey, is importantly influenced by [...]
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