Data science can mean different things to different people, but we can try to define it by the techniques a data scientist tends to use. A recent online poll gave a top 10 of algorithms and methods used by Data Scientists. This post goes through that top 10 list of data science techniques to flesh… Read More »
With the Microsoft Word Docx format, it’s quite easy to see how images are stored. Docx files have been the default Word format since Word 2007, and are an open document format based on xml. The docx file is a container for xml files relating to the structure and text of the file, as well… Read More »
XML, or Extensible Mark-up Language, is a set of rules for encoding data and documents in a way that is both human and machine readable. XML excels where you need to transfer data between different systems, as there is almost always going to be an XML parser available. In this post I take a quick… Read More »
A few ways to do linear regressions on data in python. Linear regression is a simple and common technique for modelling the relationship between dependent and independent variables. This post gives you a few examples of Python linear regression libraries to help you analyse your data. Which method is best for you will probably depend… Read More »
Find out where to find sample datasets for playing with data in Python. If you’re testing or validating a model or analysis for data science or machine learning, it can be useful to have some sample data to play with. R has the datasets package which makes loading sample datasets easy, but it’s not so… Read More »