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Towards optimal experimentation in online systems

The Unofficial Google Data Science Blog

It is also a sound strategy when experimenting with several parameters at the same time. To find optimal values of two parameters experimentally, the obvious strategy would be to experiment with and update them in separate, sequential stages. (And sometimes even if it is not[1].) We use these designs frequently, and so can you.

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Changing assignment weights with time-based confounders

The Unofficial Google Data Science Blog

by ALEXANDER WAKIM Ramp-up and multi-armed bandits (MAB) are common strategies in online controlled experiments (OCE). These strategies involve changing assignment weights during an experiment. The first is a strategy called ramp-up and is advised by many experts in the field [1].

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Drug Discovery Needs AI To Discover More Treatments

Smart Data Collective

Phase 0 is the first to involve human testing. Phase I involves dialing-in the proper dosage and further testing in a larger patient pool. In a report on the failure rates of drug discovery efforts between 2013 and 2015, Richard K. The 15% failure rate of new drugs due to incompatible company strategies doesn’t have to continue.

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The 2015 Digital Marketing Rule Book. Change or Perish.

Occam's Razor

A huge part of the last few years for me have been about bringing more data, better strategies, more powerful tools, ever more impactful keynotes to people around the world. Get the senior-most people in the largest companies in the world to unlock their imaginations when it comes to their digital existence via impactful digital strategies.

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Introducing the vector engine for Amazon OpenSearch Serverless, now in preview

AWS Big Data

OpenSearch Serverless applies different sharding and indexing strategies for the three available collection types: time series, search, and vector search. From preview to GA and beyond Today, we are excited to announce the preview of the vector engine, making it available for you to begin testing it out immediately.

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Themes and Conferences per Pacoid, Episode 11

Domino Data Lab

For more background about program synthesis, check out “ Program Synthesis Explained ” by James Bornholt from 2015, as well as the more recent “ Program Synthesis in 2017-18 ” by Alex Polozov from 2018. For details, see their SIGMOD 2015 paper where Michael Armbrust & co. This field is guaranteed to get interesting. SQL and Spark.

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Digital Analytics + Marketing Career Advice: Your Now, Next, Long Plan

Occam's Razor

The tiny downside of this is that our parents likely never had to invest as much in constant education, experimentation and self-driven investment in core skills. When you go to the interview, the hiring company will proceed to ask questions that test your competency in the listed job requirements. This is normal. Beautiful, right?

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