Best of 2016

The blog posts Hacker News loved most in 2016. 304 posts.

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Generalized linear models, abridged

Generalized linear models (GLMs) are indispensable tools in the data science toolbox. They are applicable to many real-world problems involving continuous, yes/no, count and survival data (and more). The models themselves are intuitive and can be used for inference and prediction. A few very high quality free and open…