Category Archives: regression

Calculating Derivatives from Random Forests

Posted on 27 June 2020 by

(Edits to repair smudges, 2020-06-28, about 0945 EDT. Closing comment, 2020-06-30, 1450 EDT.) There are lots of ways of learning about mathematical constructs, even about actual machines. One way is to push them into a place of improbable application, asking … Continue reading →

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New COVID-19 incidence in the United States as AR(1) processes

Posted on 28 March 2020 by

There are several sources of information regarding Covid-19 incidence now available. This post uses data from a single source: the COVID Tracking Project. In particular I restrict attention to cumulative daily case counts for the United States, the UK, and … Continue reading →

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