Useful Tools

Starting your Jupyter Notebook with double-click https://blog.modelworks.ch/starting-your-jupyter-notebook-with-a-double-click/ [Read More]

OCR

The four stages derived from existing STR models are as follows: Transformation (Trans.) normalizes the input text image using the Spatial Transformer Network (STN [12]) to ease downstream stages. Feature extraction (Feat.) maps the input image to a representation that focuses on the attributes relevant for character recognition, while suppressing... [Read More]

Statistical foundations of modern ML

Must know stats for ML practitioners: Know what a p-value is and its limitations in decisions. Linear regression and its assumptions. When to use different statistical distributions. How an effect size impacts results/decisions. Mean, variance for Normal, Uniform, Poisson. Sampling techniques and common designs (e.g. A/B). Bayes’ theorem (applied calculations).... [Read More]
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