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Intro to R
Listen as Anders Larson, FSA, MAAA talks with Shea Parkes, FSA, MAAA in the first of several episodes about data science programming languages. This episode focuses on R, which is probably the most popular languages for data science and statistical analysis in use today. Learn about the history of R, how to get started using it, strengths and weaknesses, and resources for learning more and enhancing your skills. This is the second in a broader series of episodes focusing on languages, libraries, frameworks and cloud providers. -
Artificial Neural Networks
Listen in as Anders Larson, FSA, MAAA, interviews Shea Parkes, FSA, MAAA, and Michael Niemerg, FSA, MAAA, about artificial neural networks. Artificial neural networks have gone through a recent renaissance as part of deep learning. Artificial neural networks can now provide amazing accuracy, but they come with an equally amazing amount of complexity. This podcast provides a very high-level overview of everything from their history to modern implementations. -
Random Forests
Listen in as Anders Larson, FSA, MAAA, interviews Shea Parkes, FSA, MAAA about Random Forests. Random Forests are a very important machine learning algorithm that all practitioners should be very comfortable with. They provide great performance with minimal tuning and headache.
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