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Predicting Survival on the Titanic
On April 15, 2012 it is exactly 100 years ago that the Titanic hit an iceberg and sank. 1,496 people lost their lives. Only 712 survived. The Titanic became iconic, being built as a fast and unsinkable...
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Reading 43,388 Stories to Find Trends
GlobalGiving used BigML to find trends in 43,388 stories. What’s the story behind that? GlobalGiving is an online marketplace that connects givers to causes and countries they feel connected to. The...
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Analyzing London Council Housing Waiting Lists
Last week Andrew Fisher posted on the Guardian’s Data Blog his analysis of the waiting lists for London council housing. The post triggered my curiosity. The post argues that while on average 1 in 10...
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Let’s Predict the Next ‘Voice’ Finalists!
The Voice is a very successful show that runs in 28 countries around the globe. The basic concept in each version is the same: Four famous singers act as coaches. They have to select a team of...
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World’s First Marketplace for Predictive Models
Finally, there’s a place where you can create your predictive models in a simple way and share them with the rest of the world! And (if you want to) monetize your data wrangling and predictive...
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Making a Sporting Bet: Machine Learning and Sports
Prediction and professional sports has long been a national pastime, maybe even an obsession. Whether it’s Obama filling out his NCAA tournament bracket, or the Nevada books setting the point spread...
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Can I Kick It? Predicting Kickstarter Success
Crowdfunding has recently become a legitimate avenue for getting small (and big) projects the cash they need to succeed. However, project owners need to follow guidelines, make their video, set...
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I’ll Be Home For Christmas… a Little Later.
Flying home to your loved ones this Holiday season? You’re probably one of the lucky ones who could get a decent ticket. You’ve packed your bags, wrapped your presents, and set your alarm. Since you’re...
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What songs will I play most in 2013?
The Quantified Self movement is entering the realm of Big Data with the ability to access the mountains of data collected by personal devices which monitor us continuously (hopefully with our consent)....
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Predict S&P’s Next Credit Rating
A post on The Guardian’s Datablog triggered my curiosity. While the post itself is basically an explanation of the work of Moody’s, S&P’s and Fitch’s on rating Souvereign credit, it came with an...
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Enhancing your Web Browsing Experience with Machine Learned Models (part I)
The other day, I was showing off the Kiva model from BigML’s gallery to my wife. I got the comment that while it’s super easy to do the predictions in the BigML dashboard, it would be even better if...
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