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Mean or median? Choose based on the decision, not the distribution

Even for skewed data, the mean sometimes leads to better decisions

May 9, 2022

Mean or median? Choose based on the decision, not the distribution

May 9, 2022

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Three of the Most Underrated Data Science Concepts

Understand these concepts to improve your impact

Feb 18, 2022

Three of the Most Underrated Data Science Concepts

Feb 18, 2022

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Where Should We Eat? The Five Rules of Decision Analysis Explained

A gentle introduction to the discipline that connects data science to actionable value

May 16, 2022

Where Should We Eat? The Five Rules of Decision Analysis Explained

May 16, 2022

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Bayesian Intuition Illustrated with Everyday Physics

Updating your beliefs with data is like pouring water into a bucket.

Mar 7, 2022

Bayesian Intuition Illustrated with Everyday Physics

Mar 7, 2022

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How music made me a better data scientist

And why it’s important to serve the song

Aug 13, 2021

How music made me a better data scientist

Aug 13, 2021

Jul 12, 2021

Jul 12, 2021

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International Public Safety Data Institute

A simple, transparent move-up model in NFORS

A simple, transparent move-up model in NFORS

Aug 3, 2020

A simple, transparent move-up model in NFORS

Aug 3, 2020

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Exploring the impact of social distancing on emergency call volume using Google’s mobility dataset

The COVID-19 pandemic has altered our lifestyles in an unprecedented way. In the last two months, there has been a dramatic reduction in…

May 8, 2020

Exploring the impact of social distancing on emergency call volume using Google’s mobility dataset

May 8, 2020

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How NFORS data can help departments decide where to house new response units

Written by Tyler Buffington, Tyler Garner, & Joe Chop

Mar 18, 2020

How NFORS data can help departments decide where to house new response units

Mar 18, 2020

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A Guide to Analyzing Fire Department Response Coverage with NFORS Data.

Written by Tyler Buffington & Tyler Garner — July 22, 2019

Jul 22, 2019

A Guide to Analyzing Fire Department Response Coverage with NFORS Data.

Jul 22, 2019

Tyler Buffington, PhD

Tyler Buffington, PhD

Experienced data scientist specializing in causal inference, experimentation, and decision analysis.

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