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Tool of the Month: How to create interactive dashboards using Dash by Plotly?

One of the promises I made myself at the start of 2019 was that I would finish learning one new tech or one online course per month. I have already started the Machine Learning course...

In data visualization, Dash, Mar 06, 2019

Quick-start Guide to R for Actuaries!

It has become necessary for an actuary (professionals as well as students) to leverage the power of data in their day-to-day analysis. From GLM models in pricing to claims fraud analy...

In guide, r programming, actuaries, Feb 04, 2019

Introduction to ML for Actuaries - Part II: What are Decision Trees?

Welcome to part II in the series Machine Learning for Actuaries. In part I, we covered how to understand the General Problem Settings in Machine Learning. We also talked about what th...

In machine-learning, actuaries, Feb 03, 2019

The first mass-produced book to deviate from a rectilinear format

The first mass-produced book to deviate from a rectilinear format, at least in the United States, is thought to be this 1863 edition of Red Riding Hood, cut into the shape of the prot...

In tutorial, Feb 02, 2019

Education must also train one for quick, resolute and effective thinking.

There are lots of powerful things you can do with the Markdown editor

In Jekyll, tutorial, Feb 01, 2019

Accumulated experience of social living

The die cut has also been employed in the non-juvenile sphere as well, a recent example being Jonathan Safran Foer’s ambitious Tree of Codes.

In Jekyll, tutorial, Jan 30, 2019

About Bundler

gem install bundler installs the bundler gem through RubyGems. You only need to install it once - not every time you create a new Jekyll project. Here are some additional details:

In Jekyll, Jan 29, 2019

We all wait for summer

This is changed. As I engage in the so-called “bull sessions” around and about the school, I too often find that most college men have a misconception of the purpose of education. Mos...

In Jekyll, tutorial, Jan 28, 2019