Data science SQL interview questions from top tech firms - Oct 5, 2021.
As a data scientist, there is one thing you really need to understand and know how to handle: data. With SQL being a foundational technical approach for working with data, it should not be surprising that the top tech companies will ask about your SQL skills during an interview. Here, we cover the key concepts tested so you can best prepare for your next data science interview.
Amazon, Data Science, Facebook, Google, Interview Questions, SQL
- Kubernetes vs. Amazon ECS for Data Scientists - Nov 19, 2020.
In this article, we’ll look at two container management solutions — Kubernetes and Amazon Elastic Container Service (ECS) — from a perspective that makes sense for aspiring and current data scientists.
Amazon, AWS, Containers, Data Science, Data Scientist, Kubernetes
How to Acquire the Most Wanted Data Science Skills - Nov 13, 2020.
We recently surveyed KDnuggets readers to determine the "most wanted" data science skills. Since they seem to be those most in demand from practitioners, here is a collection of resources for getting started with this learning.
Algorithms, Amazon, Apache Spark, AWS, Computer Vision, Data Science, Data Science Skills, Deep Learning, Docker, NLP, NoSQL, PyTorch, Reinforcement Learning, TensorFlow
- Algorithms of Social Manipulation - Oct 9, 2020.
As we all continuously interact with each other and our favorite businesses through apps and websites, the level at which we are being tracked and monitored is significant. While the technologies behind these capabilities provide us value, the tech companies can also influence our decisions on where to click, spend our money, and much more.
Advertising, Algorithms, Amazon, Ethics, Google, Netflix, Recommender Systems, Search, Social Media, Uber
Free Introductory Machine Learning Course From Amazon - Oct 7, 2020.
Amazon's Machine Learning University offers an introductory course titled Accelerated Machine Learning, which is a good starting place for those looking for a foundation in generalized practical ML.
Amazon, Courses, Machine Learning, MOOC
- Accelerated Computer Vision: A Free Course From Amazon - Aug 31, 2020.
Amazon's Machine Learning University is making its online courses available to the public, and this time we look at its Accelerated Computer Vision offering.
Amazon, Computer Vision, Courses, Free
- Accelerated Natural Language Processing: A Free Course From Amazon - Aug 19, 2020.
Amazon's Machine Learning University is making its online courses available to the public, starting with this Accelerated Natural Language Processing offering.
Amazon, Courses, Free, Machine Learning, NLP
- Amazon Uses Self-Learning to Teach Alexa to Correct its Own Mistakes - Feb 10, 2020.
The digital assistant incorporates a reformulation engine that can learn to correct responses in real time based on customer interactions.
Alexa, Amazon, Learning
- Data Science in the Real World – Meet Netflix, Google and Amazon at DATAx Singapore - Jan 30, 2019.
Machine learning, predictive analytics, IoT, smart cities and fintech are some of the hot topics where you need to know the latest. Get a sneak peak of upcoming DATAx with the DATAx New York festival post event report.
Amazon, Business, Data Science, DATAx, Google, IE Group, Netflix, Singapore
- Comparison of the Top Speech Processing APIs - Dec 28, 2018.
There are two main tasks in speech processing. First one is to transform speech to text. The second is to convert the text into human speech. We will describe the general aspects of each API and then compare their main features in the table.
Amazon, API, Google Cloud, IBM Watson, Microsoft Azure, NLP, Speech Recognition
- Key Takeaways from KDD 2018: a Deconfounder, Machine Learning at Pinterest, Knowledge Graph - Sep 11, 2018.
Highlights and key takeaways from KDD 2018, 24th ACM SIGKDD conference on Data Science and Data Mining: including what is a deconfounder, how Pinterest approaches Machine Learning, Knowledge Graph for Products, and Differential Privacy.
Amazon, Causation, Highlights, KDD-2018, Knowledge Graph, London, Machine Learning, Pinterest, Privacy, Products
- Amazon: Sr. Data Science Manager [Seattle, WA] - Sep 6, 2018.
Amazon is seeking a Sr. Data Science Manager in Seattle, WA who is well-rounded, a perpetual student, a skilled communicator, a trusted advisor, an inventor at heart, and a fearless explorer.
Amazon, Data Scientist, Manager, Seattle, WA
- DynamoDB vs. Cassandra: from “no idea” to “it’s a no-brainer” - Aug 23, 2018.
DynamoDB vs. Cassandra: have they got anything in common? If yes, what? If no, what are the differences? We answer these questions and examine performance of both databases.
Amazon, Apache, AWS, Cassandra, DynamoDB
Comparing Machine Learning as a Service: Amazon, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud AI - Jan 22, 2018.
A complete and unbiased comparison of the three most common Cloud Technologies for Machine Learning as a Service.
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AI, Amazon, Azure ML, Cloud, Google, Google Cloud, Machine Learning, Microsoft, MLaaS, Sagemaker
- The Unintended Consequences of Machine Learning - Jun 8, 2017.
But with great power comes great responsibility. Let me tell you a story about the unintended consequences of well-meaning machine learning research.
AI, Amazon, Machine Learning, Personalization
- How to think like a data scientist to become one - Mar 23, 2017.
The author went from securities analyst to Head of Data Science at Amazon. He describes what he learned in his journey and gives 4 useful rules based on his experience.
Amazon, Data Science Skills, Data Scientist, SQL, Statistics
- Going to War with the Giants: Automated Machine Learning with MLJAR - Jan 19, 2017.
The performance of automated machine learning tool MLJAR on Kaggle competition data is presented in comparison with those from other predictive APIs from Amazon, Google, PredicSis and BigML.
Amazon, Automated Data Science, Automated Machine Learning, BigML, Google, Kaggle, XGBoost
- Text Mining Amazon Mobile Phone Reviews: Interesting Insights - Jan 10, 2017.
We analyzed more than 400 thousand reviews of unlocked mobile phones sold on Amazon.com to find out insights with respect to reviews, ratings, price and their relationships.
Amazon, Analytics, Product reviews, Sentiment Analysis, Text Analytics, Text Mining
- Amazon IISc Young Scientist Big Data Fellowship, Bangalore - Jan 6, 2017.
The fellow should be able to lead an independent research program and will be expected to publish high-quality papers during the fellowship period. Apply by Jan 30, 2017.
Amazon, Bangalore, Big Data, Fellowship, IISc, India
- Top 10 Amazon Books in Databases & Big Data, 2016 Edition - Dec 15, 2016.
Given the ongoing explosion in interest for all things Data Science, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, etc., we have updated our Amazon top books lists from last year. Here are the 10 most popular titles in the Databases & Big Data category.
Amazon, Big Data, Books, Database
- Indian Institute of Science: Amazon IISc Young Scientist Big Data Fellowship - Dec 6, 2016.
The fellow should be able to lead an independent research program and will be expected to publish high-quality papers during the fellowship period. Apply by Dec 30, 2016.
Amazon, Bangalore, Big Data, Fellowship, India
- Top 10 Amazon Books in Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, 2016 Edition - Nov 30, 2016.
Given the ongoing explosion in interest for all things Data Science, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, etc., we have updated our Amazon top books lists from last year. Here are the 10 most popular titles in the AI & Machine Learning category.
AI, Amazon, Artificial Intelligence, Books, Machine Learning
- KDnuggets™ News 16:n41, Nov 16: Top 10 Amazon Books in Data Mining; Intuitive Explanation of Convolutional Neural Nets - Nov 16, 2016.
Also An Intuitive Explanation of Convolutional Neural Networks; Data Scientists vs Data Analysts - Part 1; How to Rank 10% in Your First Kaggle Competition.
Amazon, Books, Convolutional Neural Networks, Data Mining, Kaggle
Top 10 Amazon Books in Data Mining, 2016 Edition - Nov 11, 2016.
Given the ongoing explosion in interest for all things Data Mining, Data Science, Analytics, Big Data, etc., we have updated our Amazon top books lists from last year. Here are the 10 most popular titles in the Data Mining category.
Amazon, Books, Data Mining, Data Science
- Top KDnuggets tweets, Aug 31 – Sep 06: Everyone else data is smaller than you think - Sep 7, 2016.
Everyone else data is smaller than you think; Cartoon: Data Scientist - the sexiest job of the 21st century until ... ; Amazon gets new UK presence, hires top #MachineLearning researcher Neil Lawrence, his team.
Amazon, Big Data, Data Scientist, Top tweets, UK
- Data Science of Reviews: ReviewMeta tool Automatically Detects Unnatural Reviews on Amazon - Aug 23, 2016.
ReviewMeta is a tool that analyzes millions of reviews and helps customers decide which ones to trust. As the dataset grows, so do the insights on unbiased reviews.
Amazon, Analytics, Customer Analytics, Data Mining, Trends
- Top 10 Essential Books for the Data Enthusiast - Apr 1, 2016.
A unique top 10 list of book recommendations, for each of 10 categories this list provides a top paid and top free book recommendation. If you're interested in books on data, this diverse list of top picks should be right up your alley.
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Amazon, Books, Free ebook, Top 10
- KDnuggets™ News 16:n07, Feb 24: Deep Learning For Everyone; 21 Must-Know Data Science Q&A, part 2; Amazon Machine Learning - Feb 24, 2016.
21 Must-Know Data Science Interview Questions and Answers, part 2; Opening Up Deep Learning For Everyone; Getting Started with Data Visualization; Top 10 Data Visualization Projects on Github; Amazon Machine Learning.
Amazon, Data Science Skills, Data Visualization
- Amazon Machine Learning: Nice and Easy or Overly Simple? - Feb 17, 2016.
Amazon Machine Learning is a predictive analytics service with binary/multiclass classification and linear regression features. The service is fast, offers a simple workflow but lacks model selection features and has slow execution times.
Amazon, Classification, Machine Learning, MLaaS
- Amazon Top 20 Books in Neural Networks - Nov 30, 2015.
These are the most popular neural networks books on Amazon. Perhaps there is something of interest to you here.
Amazon, Book, Deep Learning, Matthew Mayo, Neural Networks
- Amazon Top 20 Books in Databases & Big Data - Nov 17, 2015.
These are the most popular database & big data books on Amazon. Some interesting options here, so hopefully you find something useful to your current requirements.
Amazon, Big Data, Databases, Matthew Mayo
- Amazon Top 20 Books in Statistics - Nov 9, 2015.
These are the most popular statistics books on Amazon. Some interesting books made their way onto this list, and hopefully you find something of interest here.
Amazon, Book, Matthew Mayo, Statistics
- 5 Best Machine Learning APIs for Data Science - Nov 5, 2015.
Machine Learning APIs make it easy for developers to develop predictive applications. Here we review 5 important Machine Learning APIs: IBM Watson, Microsoft Azure Machine Learning, Google Prediction API, Amazon Machine Learning API, and BigML.
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Amazon, API, Azure ML, BigML, DeZyre, Google, IBM Watson, Machine Learning
- Amazon Top 20 Books in AI & Machine Learning - Nov 2, 2015.
These are the most popular AI & machine learning books on Amazon. Have a look... you may find something of interest here.
Amazon, Artificial Intelligence, Book, Machine Learning, Matthew Mayo
- How Big Data is used in Recommendation Systems to change our lives - Oct 30, 2015.
A Recommendation systems have impacted or even redefined our lives in many ways. It works in well-defined, logical phases which are data collection, ratings, and filtering.
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Amazon, Big Data, Kaushik Pal, Recommendations, Recommender Systems
- Amazon Top 20 Books in Data Mining - Oct 27, 2015.
These are the most popular data mining books on Amazon. As you look to increase your knowledge, is there something listed here that is missing from your collection?
Amazon, Book, Data Mining
- Amazon: Machine Learning – Technical Project Manager (TPM) - Jun 19, 2015.
The Amazon machine learning team's goal is to make machine learning accessible to developers of all skill levels. You will own and drive key programs for building machine learning solutions to high-impact business problems.
Amazon, Machine Learning, Project Manager, Seattle, WA
- Cloud Machine Learning’s Ostrich Mania & Uncanny Valley - May 14, 2015.
Cloud machine learning services are popping up by the tens, providing automated data science solutions. What will the anticipated customers want? They may follow a peculiar distribution reminiscent of the uncanny valley.
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Amazon, Azure ML, Clarifai, Cloud Analytics, Economics, IBM Watson, MetaMind, Startup, Zachary Lipton
- Machine Learning Wars: Amazon vs Google vs BigML vs PredicSis - May 12, 2015.
Comparing 4 Machine Learning APIs: Amazon Machine Learning, BigML, Google Prediction API and PredicSis on a real data from Kaggle, we find the most accurate, the fastest, the best tradeoff, and a surprise last place.
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Amazon, BigML, Google, Louis Dorard, Machine Learning, PredicSis
- Cloud Machine Learning Wars: Amazon vs IBM Watson vs Microsoft Azure - Apr 16, 2015.
Amazon recently announced Amazon Machine Learning, a cloud machine learning solution for Amazon Web Services. Able to pull data effortlessly from RDS, S3 and Redshift, the product could pose a significant threat to Microsoft Azure ML and IBM Watson Analytics.
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Amazon, Azure ML, IBM Watson, Logistic Regression, Machine Learning, MetaMind, Prediction, Regression, Zachary Lipton
- Top /r/MachineLearning Posts, Apr 5-11: Amazon Machine Learning, Numerical Optimization, and Conditional Random Fields - Apr 14, 2015.
Amazon Machine Learning as a Service, Numerical Optimization, Extracting data from NYTimes recipes, Intro to Machine Learning with sci-kit, and more.
Amazon, Deep Learning, Kaggle, Machine Learning, Probability, Python, Reddit, scikit-learn
- Amazon: Research Scientist (Risk Modeling) - Feb 25, 2015.
Do you like to innovate and simplify? Join an innovative team of scientists who use machine learning and statistical techniques to keep Amazon the safest and most trusted place to shop online.
Amazon, Research Scientist, Risk Modeling, Seattle, USA, WA
- Amazon: Research Scientist - Jan 13, 2015.
Join an innovative team of scientists who use machine learning and statistical techniques to keep Amazon the safest and most trusted place to shop online.
Amazon, Research Scientist, Risk Modeling, Seattle, USA, WA
- Top KDnuggets tweets, Dec 15-21: Cartoon: Unexpected Machine Learning Recommendations; Data Science at the Command Line - Dec 22, 2014.
KDnuggets Cartoon: Unexpected #MachineLearning Recommendations for holidays; Review: #DataScience at the Command Line - great book; 4 questions that reveal whether you have the hottest job skill of 2014; Why #Amazon Ratings Might Mislead You: Herding Effects.
Alibaba, Amazon, Bitcoin, Cartoon, Data Science, Skills
- Top KDnuggets tweets, Dec 17-18: Why Amazon Ratings Might Mislead You; Open Source Tools for Machine Learning - Dec 19, 2014.
Why #Amazon Ratings Might Mislead You: The Story of Herding Effects; Open Source Tools for Machine Learning; #DeepLearning Intelligence Platform - Addressing AML #Terrorism #Financing; #NIPS2014 #MachineLearning Trends: Rapid progress in #DeepLearning.
Amazon, Deep Learning, NIPS, Open Source, Recommendations, Terrorism
- Amazon: Business Intelligence Engineer, Display Marketing - Oct 7, 2014.
Provide data-driven customer and performance insights for our mobile and web digital advertising programs. Validate our success metrics, shape our strategies, and identify untapped opportunities.
Amazon, BI Engineer, Display Marketing, Seattle-WA
- Amazon: Research Scientist, Forecasting - Sep 29, 2014.
We develop sophisticated algorithms that learn from large amounts of past data, such as prices, promotions, similar products, to forecast the demand of over 10 million products.
Amazon, Forecasting, Research Scientist, Seattle-WA
- Amazon (Bangalore): Machine Learning Scientists - Jun 24, 2014.
We are looking for talented and experienced Machine Learning Scientists (Ph.D. preferred) who can apply innovative Machine Learning techniques to real-world e-Commerce problems.
Amazon, Bangalore-India, Machine Learning Scientist
- Amazon: BI Engineer, Worldwide Advertising - Jun 20, 2014.
Amazon Clicks will be launching a new product offering, extending the existing platform to address a sizable opportunity. Be part of the founding of a global product with huge potential.
Amazon, Business Intelligence, Engineer, Seattle-WA
- Amazon: Business Intelligence Engineer, Sponsored Products - Jun 20, 2014.
Turn operational data into business insights and directions. Partner with the business team to lead the transformation across both global operational management and new product development.
Amazon, Business Intelligence, Engineer, Seattle-WA
- Amazon: Business Intelligence Engineer, Amazon Advertising Platform - Jun 20, 2014.
Support relevant advertising to shopping customers by providing audience, platform and product insights. Be a part of a high visibility, strategic team.
Amazon, Business Intelligence, Engineer, Seattle-WA
- Amazon: Business Intelligence Engineer, Display Marketing - Jun 20, 2014.
Provide data-driven customer and performance insights for our mobile and web digital advertising programs. Validate our success metrics, shape our strategies, and identify untapped opportunities.
Amazon, Business Intelligence, Engineer, Seattle-WA
- Top KDnuggets tweets, Jun 16-17: You cannot afford to ignore next #AI wave; 5 Companies doing #BigData Right - Jun 18, 2014.
You cannot afford to ignore next #AI wave - see early leaders; 5 Companies doing #BigData Right: Amazon, British Airways, eBay, Otto group, Netflix; Data Mining 200 years of Patents shows that invention is combinatorial; Cartoon: Big Data and World Cup Football.
AI, Amazon, Cartoon, eBay, Google, Netflix, Patents, Watson, World Cup
- Amazon, Customer Segmentation and Targeting: Machine Learning/Research Scientists (All Levels) - May 14, 2014.
Work on the world's richest collection of online shopping and in-device data to segment and target customers via email, social, mobile and display to support sales, advertising and loyalty applications.
Amazon, Customer Analytics, Seattle-WA
- Amazon (Europe): Business Analysts - May 9, 2014.
Support different Amazon businesses, develop innovative solutions for growth, diverse work with opportunity to grow in technical and non-technical directions. Relocation and visa support.
Amazon, Luxembourg
- Data Scientists Not Required: Promises the recently launched Alteryx Analytics 9.0 - May 4, 2014.
Alteryx Analytics 9.0 blends new sources of customer Insight such as Social Media, Google Analytics, and Marketo with data from legacy environments such as SAS Analytics.
Alteryx, Amazon, Data blending, Data Scientist, Google Analytics, Pivotal
- Amazon: Business Intelligence Engineer, Mobile Business Development - Apr 17, 2014.
Talented BI Engineer who is passionate about using data to drive crucial business decisions regarding our activity in the mobile ecosystem.
Amazon, Business Intelligence, Mobile, Seattle-WA
- Amazon: Sr. Research Scientist, Automated Advertising - Apr 4, 2014.
Lead projects in algorithmic improvements across key automated advertising problems, including keyword discovery, optimal keyword-to-landing-page mapping, automated ad-copy taxonomy, and continuous feedback bidding algorithms.
Advertising, Amazon, Search Engine Marketing, Seattle-WA
- Amazon: Sr. Business Intelligence Engineer, Video Advertising - Feb 18, 2014.
An outstanding BI engineer to design how our data will be stored and used, extract meaning from billions of data points, and automate processes to feed the right data into our machine learning engine.
Amazon, Metrics, Video advertising
