Machine Learning
A Typical Thing About Decision Trees Which Many Often Ignore
Overfitting = Terror!
Avi Chawla
410 posts published
Machine Learning
Always Validate Your Output Variable Before Using Linear Regression
A comparison of what happens if you do vs if you don't.
Python
A Counterintuitive Fact About Python Functions
Python is simple, but at times, can feel a bit tricky as well.
Lesser Known
Why Is It Important To Shuffle Your Dataset Before Training An ML Model
…And what happens if you don't.
Plotting
The Limitations Of Heatmap That Are Slowing Down Your Data Analysis
...And what to replace your heatmaps with.
Statistics
The Limitation Of Pearson Correlation Which Many Often Ignore
Not all bivariate analysis is linear!
Machine Learning
Why Are We Typically Advised To Set Seeds for Random Generators?
A demonstration to show what happens if you don't.
Plotting
An Underrated Technique To Improve Your Data Visualizations
Always keep the viewer in mind.
No Code
A No-Code Tool to Create Charts and Pivot Tables in Jupyter
Just drag and drop to analyze data.
Run-Time Optimization
If You Are Not Able To Code A Vectorized Approach, Try This.
A simple tweak to improve iteration run-time over a DataFrame.
Run-Time Optimization
Why Are We Typically Advised To Never Iterate Over A DataFrame?
The core reason which very few told you about.
Python
Manipulating Mutable Objects In Python Can Get Confusing At Times
a = a + b and a += b are not the same!
Run-Time Optimization
This Small Tweak Can Significantly Boost The Run-time of KMeans
KMeans++: KMeans with a smarter centroid initialization approach.
Python
Most Python Programmers Don't Know This About Python OOP
Demystifying the __init__() method.
Plotting
Who Said Matplotlib Cannot Create Interactive Plots?
Matplotlib is much more versatile than most of us think.
Plotting
Don't Create Messy Bar Plots. Instead, Try Bubble Charts!
A Bar Plot may not always be an apt choice.
Python
You Can Add a List As a Dictionary's Key (Technically)!
But it does not mean you should!
Machine Learning
Most ML Folks Often Neglect This While Using Linear Regression
Python
35 Hidden Python Libraries That Are Absolute Gems
Plotting
Use Box Plots With Caution! They May Be Misleading.
Plotting
An Underrated Technique To Create Better Data Plots
No Code
The Pandas DataFrame Extension Every Data Scientist Has Been Waiting For
Terminal
Supercharge Shell With Python Using Xonsh
Lesser Known
Most Command-line Users Don't Know This Cool Trick About Using Terminals
Plotting
A Simple Trick to Make The Most Out of Pivot Tables in Pandas
Python
Why Python Does Not Offer True OOP Encapsulation
Cool Tools
Never Worry About Parsing Errors Again While Reading CSV with Pandas
Plotting
An Interesting and Lesser-Known Way To Create Plots Using Pandas
Python
Most Python Programmers Don't Know This About Python For-loops
Python