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What is Survival Analysis?

Survival analysis is an imperative statistical concept when it comes to biostatistics and healthcare statistics, to evaluate time-to-event data. It is more advanced than just simple average, enabling us to analyze the likelihood of something happening at a certain time period into the future and be aware that not everyone is affe...

Have you ever been swarming in data in such a way that it feels like you are drowning? Imagine Sarah, a college sophomore majoring in environmental science, sitting in front of her laptop screen wide-eyed at 2 a.m. trying to comprehend a dataset for her project homework. Her coffee is cold as she stares at them. She is too tired to do anything, and the numbers on th...

In a world where every minute, businesses generate data worth 500,000 movies. Beyond imagination but as actual as today´s digital age is a staggering volume of information that accumulates exponentially. This big data is characterized by its formidable volume, rapid velocity and vast variety, providing a rich tapestry of intelligence for companies to unravel. ...