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Interactive course about “everyday” data science

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Post by andrewnc »

Last year, I wrote the book Everyday Data Science. It was #1 on HN! [1]

This year, I've been working with Jim Fisher on a new kind of interactive course. It's like a choose-your-own-adventure, except you'll learn Thompson sampling, differential equations, and Bayesian-optimal pricing.

After several months, the first two chapters are ready! Every word, button, and sound has been painstakingly crafted. Try out the first chapter to see what we mean! [2]

The course will be $99, but it’s $29 today, as a thanks for helping us build the next 8 chapters! Let us know what you think :-)

- Andrew Carr [3]

[1]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26253281 [2]: https://tigyog.app/d/L:X07z8laLyz/r/when-life-gives-you-lemo... [3]: https://twitter.com/andrew_n_carr

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Re: Interactive course about “everyday” data science

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Post by jamesfisher »

Everyday Data Science is the first course on TigYog [1], a platform I'm building. Most courses are video-based, but TigYog courses are more like books. The only addition is multiple-choice buttons with responses. This lets you simulate the tight feedback loop you’d have with a private tutor.

Andrew's writing shows off what you can make with this medium. It's a bit like blogging. Try it out and let me know how it goes! (Currently it’s a WYSIWYG editor, though I’m also working on a Markdown+git interface. Let me know if you’re interested.)

- Jim Fisher [2]

P.S.: Thanks to one user reporting an Apple Pay UI glitch. I'm on it! In the meantime, ordinary Stripe card payment should work.

[1]: https://tigyog.app/ [2]: https://jameshfisher.com/

Re: Interactive course about “everyday” data science

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Post by andrewnc »

pella wrote: post #3

meta question: Expecting this post is an "A/B Testing" Q: Which group am I actually in now? Is this group "A" or "B" ? :-)

Ha!! Great question, so this is our fourth round of message testing. We didn't want to A/B directly on HN cause that feels kinda disingenuous, but we've definitely been crunching conversion rates and such.

Re: Interactive course about “everyday” data science

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Post by jamesfisher »

pella wrote: post #3

meta question: Expecting this post is an "A/B Testing" Q: Which group am I actually in now? Is this group "A" or "B" ? :-)

Haha!! Excellent question. So this is our fourth round of testing messages. We didn't want to A/B on HN cause that kinda feels disingenuous! But we've definitely been crunching things like conversion rates.

(Edit: this comment is a stupid meta-meta-joke, please ignore :-)

Re: Interactive course about “everyday” data science

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Post by philosopher1234 »

jamesfisher wrote: post #5
pella wrote: post #3

meta question: Expecting this post is an "A/B Testing" Q: Which group am I actually in now? Is this group "A" or "B" ? :-)

Haha!! Excellent question. So this is our fourth round of testing messages. We didn't want to A/B on HN cause that kinda feels disingenuous! But we've definitely been crunching things like conversion rates. (Edit: this comment is a stupid meta-meta-joke, please ignore :-)

Was “Excellent” or “Great” group A?

Exit: oh… that was the joke. I thought I was clever

Re: Interactive course about “everyday” data science

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Post by jamesfisher »

philosopher1234 wrote: post #6
jamesfisher wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Haha!! Excellent question. So this is our fourth round of testing messages. We didn't want to A/B on HN cause that kinda feels disingenuous! But we've definitely been crunching things like conversion rates. (Edit: this comment is a stupid meta-meta-joke, please ignore :-)

Was “Excellent” or “Great” group A? Exit: oh… that was the joke. I thought I was clever

Yes, one of those was group A
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