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20 ideas for better data visualization

Taras Bakusevych

A list of 20 tips for great data visualization, including "Always start a bar chart at a 0 baseline" and ""Pick a color palette that matches the nature of your data".

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Markov Chains

Victor Powell and Lewis Lehe

A fascinating explanation of Markov Chains with interactive simulations.

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Building AI Trading Systems

Denny Britz

"Machine Learning can give you an edge, but probably not an edge so huge that it allows you to ignore other factors. You still need to build good infrastructure, collect good data, and have low latencies."

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