A Quick Learn on Natural Language Processing
Most courses that teach Natural Language Processing (NLP) go into a lot of theory before getting into the coding aspects of the concept. I don’t disparage instructors for doing this, as NLP is a complicated
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Finding Hashtags and Mentions using Python
Unless you've been living on a remote planet without internet access, you probably believe that hashtags are important. If you are looking for a way to extract those hashtags, along with mentions, you'll
Continue readingGetting Up to Speed with JSON
JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) is a popular file format. It’s something that all data people should learn. It’s not complicated, which is good. But it supports nesting, which can cause some confusion
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Coin Toss Experiments in R
What if you tossed a coin ten times and it came up heads seven out of the ten? Would you conclude the coin is unfair? To answer that question, you would likely assume that the coin is fair and then run
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Top 3 Reasons to Learn SQL
If you hold the belief that SQL is an old, stodgy language, getting ready to be put out to pasture, then you may want to rethink your position on it. SQL is a workhorse that is not only likely to stick
Continue readingHow to Grasp the Scene Concept in Godot
When we think of a scene in a movie or a book, we intuitively know what that means. It’s a literary mechanism to set the stage for characters to interact. When done right, the scene fits in with the
Continue readingVideo Game Development
Video games are fun to play. Many people often dream of creating video games themselves. For that, they'll need to learn game development (Gamedev). While data science does not traditionally deal in Gamedev,
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Using SQL to Find When Members First Subscribed
Do you have a subscription service that you track in a relational database? Businesses that capture this membership information often want to know their members' starting dates and last dates. This can
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Goldilocks and the Three SQL Concepts – Window Functions, Case Statements, and CTEs
The Goldilocks Seasonal Soup (GSS) Company is a food truck that serves soups during lunch and dinner. They try to make their soups at just the right temperature, hence the truck's name. They also try
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Should You Learn SQL?
Most people think that SQL is an arcane language. If you’re not familiar with SQL, it stands for Structured Query Language. It is the language of databases. Many companies have years of records stored
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