By Ira Seidman — freelance healthcare Python data analyst and high school math teacher In machine learning we are often just concerned with the accuracy of our models — as long as the model can predict better than the majority class with classification or with a better RMSE than the…

By Ira Seidman — part twelve of twelve in the series decentralize There’s an opinion on every street corner, of every street, of every neighborhood in this city, and usually more than just one at that. Opinions range from the informed to the mad, from the practical to the “let’s…

By Ira Seidman — part eleven of twelve in the series decentralize What is the most disliked part of our criminal justice system? Though some of you might say jury duty, I think few people would say the trial by jury part. This is actually one of the most sacred…

By Ira Seidman — part ten of twelve in the series decentralize It’s no one’s job to save the world, the city, or any person for that matter. However, in an age where God complexes abound as frequently as existential issues, it’s time to get serious about individuals doing their…

By Ira Seidman — part nine of twelve in the series decentralize Sooner or later political disagreements usually end with something to the effect of “well it doesn’t really matter because I live in a blue state” or “yeah that would be nice if not for the special interests.” The…

By Ira Seidman — part eight of twelve in the series decentralize Whether you’re daydreaming your worries away or in full blown REM sleeping off your struggles, it’s time to wake up. Ask around and many people will argue that the world is going off the rails, certainly down the…

By Ira Seidman — part seven of twelve in the series decentralize A few years ago President Obama tried to get rid of the penny, but maybe the priority should have been getting rid of the tax code. The code has gone off the rails to the point where hundreds…

By Ira Seidman — freelance healthcare Python data analyst and high school math teacher The logistic regression sklearn model uses the logit link function which can take continuous data and fit a sigmoid curve to predict classes. The logit link function calculates the probability of success between 0 and 1…

By Ira Seidman — part six of twelve in the series decentralize Too often we spend too much time talking about problems and neglect the beauty, especially in politics. “The immigrants are taking our jobs, sea levels are rising, the economy is a disaster, and the other party’s corrupt!” It’s…