When models are deceptively bad.

Posted on Tue 17 Sep 2024 in data-analysis

I was once tasked with fitting some machine learning models in R to a subset of the well-known abalone dataset, then recommending the best one. The aim was to use non-invasive measurements (like dimensions and weight) to classify their sex.

Ultimately, I recommended none of the models. Their overall accuracy …


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Auto-updated visualisations of COVID-19 cases by geographical area.

Posted on Wed 20 Dec 2023 in data-analysis

In 2020, during the first significant COVID-19 wave to have occurred in Victoria, Australia, I created an automatically updating interactive of daily case numbers, by LGA (local government area).

In addition, I created videos showing showing how case numbers evolved across Greater Melbourne and Victoria.

These are published here.

The …


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