Alison Cossette (@alison_cossette): Discusses her journey to Data Science

Data Podcast

Officially, Alison Cossette is a data analyst for the University of Vermont Medical Center. Unofficially, she says proudly, "I'm the resident data nerd." Interviewer: Rajib Bahar, Shabnam Khan Agenda: - In Twitter, your motto is "Numbers are the best story tellers", why do you say that? - Terms such as Linear Regression, Logistics regression may sound scary... is it? How did you implement them when you faced prediction challenge like that? - What do you appreciate between R & python languages (if you know only one, then talk about that one only)? - AI field keeps evolving... how do you define, AI, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Reinforced Learning? - How do you build network in the DataScience community online or offline? - Any social media presence in Twitter, LinkedIn? Music: www.freesfx.co.uk