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Towards optimal experimentation in online systems

The Unofficial Google Data Science Blog

the weight given to Likes in our video recommendation algorithm) while $Y$ is a vector of outcome measures such as different metrics of user experience (e.g., Taking measurements at parameter settings further from control parameter settings leads to a lower variance estimate of the slope of the line relating the metric to the parameter.

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Changing assignment weights with time-based confounders

The Unofficial Google Data Science Blog

One reason to do ramp-up is to mitigate the risk of never before seen arms. A ramp-up strategy may mitigate the risk of upsetting the site’s loyal users who perhaps have strong preferences for the current statistics that are shown. For example, imagine a fantasy football site is considering displaying advanced player statistics.

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Digital listening reveals 3 leading innovation drivers

CIO Business Intelligence

It surpasses blockchain and metaverse projects, which are viewed as experimental or in the pilot stage, especially by established enterprises. higher [in 2022] than in 2017.” Information governance enables enterprises to achieve strategic goals, mitigate risk, and reduce costs.

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Themes and Conferences per Pacoid, Episode 9

Domino Data Lab

Finale Doshi-Velez, Been Kim (2017-02-28) ; see also the Domino blog article about TCAV. Adrian Weller (2017-07-29). “ That’s a risk in case, say, legislators – who don’t understand the nuances of machine learning – attempt to define a single meaning of the word interpret. Challenges for Transparency ”. Riccardo Guidotti, et al.

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Themes and Conferences per Pacoid, Episode 6

Domino Data Lab

Spoiler alert: a research field called curiosity-driven learning is emerging at the nexis of experimental cognitive psychology and industry use cases for machine learning, particularly in gaming AI. The ability to measure results (risk-reducing evidence). and dig into details about where science meets rhetoric in data science.

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The trinity of errors in applying confidence intervals: An exploration using Statsmodels

O'Reilly on Data

The probability of an event should be measured empirically by repeating similar experiments ad nauseam —either in reality or hypothetically. As the number of experimental trials N approaches infinity, the probability of E equals M/N. As the number of experimental trials N approaches infinity, the probability of E equals M/N.

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What Are ChatGPT and Its Friends?

O'Reilly on Data

What is it, how does it work, what can it do, and what are the risks of using it? All of these models are based on a technology called Transformers , which was invented by Google Research and Google Brain in 2017. What Are the Risks? A quick scan of the web will show you lots of things that ChatGPT can do.

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