You are smarter than your data

Most machine learning models are built to predict what happened. Causal inference is about estimating what would have happened under a different decision, which is usually the thing we cared about in the first place.

Why data scientists are leaving your company

The company I work for has been actively recruiting for a new data science hire since January. During this process I spoke to a lot of candidates with diverse backgrounds and work histories. They each had their own relevant projects to discuss, and in general very few people gave the …