The 2014 New Yorker feature on CEO Ms. Elizabeth Holmes of the rising biotechnology company, Theranos, was an exciting and promising… Read more Theranos- a lesson in innovation and integrity.
Discrete Event Simulation (DES) Example- Clinics and wait times.
Event simulation is the process of organizing the behavior of a system into an ordered sequence of items, symbolizing well-defined… Read more Discrete Event Simulation (DES) Example- Clinics and wait times.
Deep Learning Example
Working example, using a kNN algorithm for a classification problem.
Building a Predictive Model of Tumour Lethality
The process to which a normal cell progresses into a tumour cell has been identified as a series of mutations. Multiplying… Read more Building a Predictive Model of Tumour Lethality
Prognosis and Breast Cancer Therapy
Prior to my graduate research, I had been under the impression that most breast cancer patients would receive similar treatments… Read more Prognosis and Breast Cancer Therapy
The Challenger O-Ring Analysis: Week 5
For this week’s data analysis, I used publicly available data from the Challenger Space Shuttle O-ring disaster. The model developed… Read more The Challenger O-Ring Analysis: Week 5
Data Science Fundamentals: Week 4
This week was an introduction to Python and its many quantitative functions, having had the chance to explore both Python and R programming languages, I have to say that I found Python a program that focuses on code readability, complex functions and would be highly useful for developers.
