Unquenched

Last night while drifting off to sleep, thoughts of aging and imminent death overwhelmed me. A deafening silence seemed to engulf the reality. Family disappeared and loneliness gripped my world. A real sense of fear, fear of losing everything sent shivers down my spine. As I overcame the chill, I began to think about the...

The Drive to Coonoor

Coonoor is 300 Km from Bangalore, a 7 hour drive. Since there is a thick jungle and a steep climb to the top of Nilgiris, we started early by 7Am. The excitement for this trip was high as we planned it a month before. The stay was booked, and it was one of the reasons...

Hampi Trails

Hampi is a beautiful museum of the bygone era. I must be eleven or twelve years old when I first visited Hampi, my interest grew from then on. Chandu Mama, who stays in Hanumana Halli, north of Tungabhadra river is to be thanked for this. Since then, on my 3 odd visits, I heard the famous stories of the great Vijayanagara Kingdom, sat by the calmly flowing Tungabhadra river overlooking Rishimukha Parvatha and tried to swim in shallow waters of the river.

What is a Trade Credit?

Trading involves exchange of goods in return for money. When the parties involved in trade require funds to carry out operations, they approach trade financing options. One such trade financing option is Trade credit. Trade Credit: As the name suggests, trade credit is extended to the buyer to buy goods. This is given by the...

In love – a poetry collection from Vipanchi

My first book "In Love" is on Amazon! https://www.amazon.in/Love-collection-poetry-Vipanchi-ebook/dp/B0BGJ14Q18/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1RGWXBEUGLAKP&keywords=in+love+by+vipanchi&qid=1667534676&qu=eyJxc2MiOiIwLjI4IiwicXNhIjoiMC4wMCIsInFzcCI6IjAuMDAifQ%3D%3D&sprefix=in+love+by+vipanchi%2Caps%2C378&sr=8-1#detailBullets_feature_div In love by vipanchiDownload I really appreciate your feedback.

Mind Map – Linear Regression

This is a mind map I prepared for Linear regression. Let me know if it helps you! Linear Regression Mind Map Download

What is a Maximum Likelihood Estimate?

If you are a data science student, you must have used this term many times. In Linear Regression, Logistic Regression we use this often. Infact, the most basic statistic like a sample mean is an MLE for the population mean. We use the term MLE solution without knowing what it actually is. Intuitively the name...

Dumbing down p-value

Prerequisites: To understand this post, you should have exposure to hypothesis testing, and you should have used p-value in your tests. This post is solely about interpreting the perplexing p-value. Let's jump right in! What is p-value? "p-value  is the probability of obtaining test results at least as extreme as the result actually observed, under the...

Logistic Regression – MLE

So far we have seen the workings of Linear regression. https://vipanchiks.wordpress.com/2022/05/28/linear-regression-a-detailed-introduction/ Now, can we solve a classification problem using linear regression? Why or why not? Binary Logistic Regression : Logistic regression is a supervised machine learning algorithm that gives probability of a class as an output. Businesses make decisions about setting the threshold, and by...

Vector Auto Regression – A beginner’s study

Vector auto regression is a multivariate time series forecasting model. Like auto regression, in vector auto regression also we model a linear equation based on the previous lag values. However, in this case, instead of a single value, we have a vector. Hence the name VAR. The equation: Basic Auto regression equation Var equation The...