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Moviepass reminds me of Groupon

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Moviepass reminds me of Groupon

Kaiser Fung, founder of Principal Analytics Prep, explores the business model behind Moviepass, the popular but money-losing movie subscription company. Counterfactual thinking, and understanding consumer behavior are key parts of the analysis.

Apparently Hollywood does not recycle action-movie plots. The data said so, so it must be right

Apparently Hollywood does not recycle action-movie plots. The data said so, so it must be right

It pains me to think how many people have used these keywords to build models.

Counting is hard, especially when you don't have theories

Counting is hard, especially when you don't have theories

Exploring the data about movies, uncovering data issues

Pre-processing data is not just about correcting errors

Pre-processing data is not just about correcting errors

Exploration of IMDB rating data, by Kaiser Fung, founder of Principal Analytics Prep

Batmen not as interesting as it seems

Batmen not as interesting as it seems

When this post appears, I will be on my way to Seattle.

Who rewrites headlines? Man or machine?

Who rewrites headlines? Man or machine?

As many of you know, Netflix is the most highly valued (or,