Today, we will explore the U.S restaurant industry, understand shifts in consumer behavior, look at key trends, and industry future.

Understanding the sources of unfairness in data-driven decision — Abstract This paper shares my takeaways, best practices and mitigation steps to mitigate unfairness and bias while designing machine learning algorithms. Data science projects go wrong either due to flawed models or insufficiently/ incorrectly trained algorithms or emergent bias on new/ unanticipated contexts. Fairness is a human, not a mathematical decision…

ARIMA Model, Holt-Winters Double Exponential Smoothing, Bayesian Linear Regression — Preface This paper utilizes Fargo Health Group dataset to forecast the demand for heart examinations expected in 2014 for Abbeville Health Center. It outlines how a business problem can be solved using a data-driven decision making approach and explains the methodology, model leveraged, ethical implications and recommendations for Fargo Health Group.

Analysis of diamond dataset to discover patterns & behaviors based on categorical and continuous features — Diamond pricing involves a complex mechanism influenced by multiple factors such as carat, cut, color, and price. This article analyzes the correlation between these factors and depicts with visualizations. Exploratory data analysis R diamond.csv dataset includes approximately 54K observations with 10 variables including carat, cut, color…

In the last 200 years while the primary function of banks remains unchanged, the methods of delivering those services has drastically evolved and transformed. Fifteen years ago, a customer would visit a local bank branch for a bundled stack of financial products — be it opening a savings account, availing…

Gone are the days when athlete impression and judge psychology determined athlete selection! With the rapid evolution of the sports science industry there is focus on scientifically selecting athletes and improving their performance. One of the areas of innovation gaining momentum is predictive analytics. …

Executive Summary Today diabetes is a prevalent issue in many countries with 537 million adults living with the chronic condition of diabetes. In the US, approximately 34M have diabetes in addition to 88M with pre-diabetes. This leading chronic disease spans 1/3rd of the American population with either diabetes or high risk of…

What is a Market Model? A Market Model identifies the the market you want to target and the projected annual revenue. Market models help you understand how your market and revenue would grow. …

Understanding your buyers and their minds can help you capture their attention, scale revenue and delight your target audience. In this article we will explore quantitative and qualitative marketing research techniques and how they can be leveraged in making strategic decisions for your brand. …