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Ethical Dilemmas in Data Science
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Kernel Function
In a standard linear regression, a model is fit to a set of data (the training data); the same linear model applies to all the data. In local regression methods, multiple models are fit to different neighborhoods of the data. A kernel function is used […]
Visualize networks of connections among entities or people
Measure attributes of networks, users and ties among them
Sample from networks that would be too large for analysis taken as a whole
Analyze propagation of things through networks
Your instructor is Dr. Jen Golbeck, University of Maryland professor, radio host, Ted Talker, and author of Analyzing the Social Web.
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