Analytics Dispatch 8/3/2020
Scrum for data science
NEW AND SHINY
Now Live: New Features to Help You Manage Users and Discover Data at Scale
This release includes more efficient workflows for administrators, enhanced security and permissions settings, and the ability to manage your data and metadata at scale. - Mode
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What I Love about Scrum for Data Science
“Despite my initial concerns (and violent objections), Scrum grew on me. Now, I find it almost indispensable.” - Eugene Yan
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Thoughts on Genderify, Gender Discrimination, Transphobia, and (Un)ethical AI
“Products like Genderify are harmful. They’re built on top of biased and inaccurate data, by people who seem to have no interest in risk management or the societal impact of their product, and released for basically no cost into the open for anyone to use.” - Sarah L. Fossheim
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Categorizing Products at Scale
How the Shopify team implemented a model to categorize all their products at Shopify, and enabled cross-platform teams to deliver personalized insights to business owners. - Shopify Engineering
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The Most Popular High School Plays And Musicals
What makes for an ideal high school play? According to this data deep dive: a big cast, lots of female roles, and subject matter that won’t scare your grandma. - NPR