Python string contains height in metric system. What could go wrong? — Let’s start by first answering the question in the subtitle. Many things could go wrong! Let me quickly take you through a few scenarios using an example. Let’s say we want to store the following line as a Python string — “Minimum height of 5'8” and minimum weight of 65…

I read Derek Silver’s Hell Yeah or No, what’s worth doing today. It’s a short read where the author introduces very powerful ideas that could expand into books on their own. Here are my 5 key takeaways from the book: Actions, not words, reveal our real values Derek says that…

Do you often forget how to read CSV in Python/R? Brandon Rohrer, Principal Data Scientist at iRobot, recently tweeted that every time he had to read or write data, he had to Google it up! Sounds familiar? As a beginner, I used to always think that great programmers know absolutely…

Hello World! It’s been a very very long time since my last post. I’ve been trying to find time, but somehow haven’t been able to. Anyway, now that I’m back, let me jump right into the topic! Over the past many months, I’ve received hundreds of messages from people asking…

I was recently asked the difference between Big Data, Hadoop and Machine Learning. Let’s say there’s a dam to store water. And there are lots of pipes connected which deliver water to homes. In the summer months, there’s less rain and there’s little water in the dam. …

Part 1 A rapper enters a fast food restaurant* Rapper: I want a burger yo! Cashier: Which one would you like? Rapper: Chicken. Cashier: Alright. Would you like to have any drinks? Rapper: Yeah. Get me a coke without ice cubes. …

This Independence day was different. I was back home. And I had developed skills that I didn’t have earlier. So I thought of combining Independence day celebrations with my new found data skills. Also, I had nothing to do on a holiday evening. I built a system that recognized me…

When you’re interviewing for any position, you are essentially providing data points to the interviewer. The interviewer has already built a model that classifies you and other candidates into either selected class or rejected class. (In some cases, a ‘maybe’ class exists). In other words, your task is to provide…

Sorry for the long title but I wanted to make sure that the problem statement is clearly represented in the title. I tried searching for a solution to this problem online on stackoverflow and other forums but couldn’t find exactly what I wanted. …