While Model Trains

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How The New York Times Uses Machine Learning To Make Its Paywall Smarter

Rohit Supekar

How Dynamic Meter, the New York Times ML model that sets personalized meter limits and makes the paywall smarter, works.

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Song Lyrics Across the United States

Julia Silge

An analysis of the frequency of US state names in song lyrics of Billboard's Year-End Hot 100 from 1958 to 2015.

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The Four Jobs of the Data Scientist

Roger Peng

For each "Data Analytic Iteration," you need to embody the roles of a scientist, statistician, system engineer, and politician.

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