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Supratik Shankar and Kauts Shukla Supratik Shankar and Kauts Shukla
Updated on September 13, 2024

Why Separating Knowledge, Compute and Storage is the Next Big Leap in Data Platforms

Traditionally, these three elements of a data platform were intertwined, leading to dependencies that impeded scalability. Our experts explain why you should separate them.

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Matthew Urwin Matthew Urwin
Updated on September 05, 2024

What Is a Digital Twin?

An overview of the technology that’s reshaping manufacturing and aerospace.

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Sara A. Metwalli Sara A. Metwalli
Updated on September 05, 2024

What Is the Gamma Distribution?

The Gamma distribution is one of the most popular and commonly used continuous time distributions because it has many real-world applications. Here are some examples.

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Harshil Patel Harshil Patel
Updated on September 04, 2024

Quicksort Algorithm: An Overview

Quicksort is a sorting algorithm that uses a divide-and-conquer strategy to split and sort an array. It has a time complexity of O nlogn.

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Updated on September 04, 2024

Public transit in London and Paris takes big data for a ride

The public transit sector is rolling out more innovations than ever with the adoption of big data and AI.

Terence Shin Terence Shin
Updated on August 30, 2024

4 Types of Random Sampling Techniques Explained

Collect unbiased data utilizing these four types of random sampling techniques: systematic, stratified, cluster, and simple random sampling.

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Ellen Glover Ellen Glover
Updated on August 28, 2024

28 Data Analysis Tools to Know

Data is only as valuable as the information derived from it.

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Sadrach Pierre Sadrach Pierre
Updated on August 28, 2024

A Beginner’s Guide to Using Pandas for Text Data Wrangling With Python

Mastering the basic Pandas tools and skill sets is important for generating the type of clean and interpretable text data that allows for insights. Here’s a guide to getting started.

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Alyssa Schroer Alyssa Schroer
Updated on August 23, 2024

Big Data in Media & Entertainment: 15 Examples to Know

These companies use big data to improve their services.

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Ari Joury, Ph.D. Ari Joury, Ph.D.
Updated on August 22, 2024

How Ontology and Data Go Hand-in-Hand

Ontology is an old philosophical concept that has found itself at the frontiers of machine learning and natural language processing. Here, our expert explains what you need to know.

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