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In this article, we will learn about
What are Markov chains?
The model
Implementation of a predictive text generator using Markov chains.
The post Hands-On Guide To Markov Chain For Text Generation appeared first on Analytics India Magazine.
In this article, we will learn about
What are Markov chains?
The model
Implementation of a predictive text generator using Markov chains.
The post Hands-On Guide To Markov Chain For Text Generation appeared first on Analytics India Magazine.


Suppose you are asked to prove how useful a feature could be. Let's say you have to estimate the number of users on your platform that would benefit from a certain feature or change on your product. You pick a “random uniform sample” of 1% of the users. They are now exposed to the feature.…
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A lot of us, particularly those who grew up in India, may have heard the Akbar — Birbal story, where the great Mughal emperor Akbar poses a seemingly impossible question to answer — “How many crows are there in our kingdom?”. Birbal, the witty and intelligent minister of Emperor Akbar, retorts with a random number…
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In statistics, one always tries to verify the results. One of the most well-known ways of doing this by using statistical significance testing methods. It is a truth universally acknowledged that the result has statistical significance only if it does not occur given the null hypothesis. To put it more formally, α is the probability…
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In statistics, one always tries to verify the results. One of the most well-known ways of doing this by using statistical significance testing methods. It is a truth universally acknowledged that the result has statistical significance only if it does not occur given the null hypothesis. To put it more formally, α is the probability…
The post 4 Most Important Significance Tests You Need To Know In Statistics And Data Science appeared first on Analytics India Magazine.


Probability distributions are important in machine learning and data analysis. Not only data scientists but also also researchers and scientists from many other fields deal with probability distributions on a day to day basis. To put it simply, probability distribution is a simply a function which informs us of the likelihood of obtaining the possible […]
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