Sep 4, 2020

Join hosts Anders Larson, FSA, MAAA, and Shea Parkes, FSA, MAAA, for the fourth in a series of podcasts focused on Python. The previous episode covered how to get started with Python. This episode covers useful packages for data analysis. Python is a general purpose language at heart, so you will likely need to use...

Jul 31, 2020

Join hosts Anders Larson, FSA, MAAA, and Shea Parkes, FSA, MAAA, for the third in a series of podcasts focused on Python. Moving on from the foundational concepts and background from the prior two episodes, this episode moves into more practical advice for actuaries looking to get started with Python. The...

Mar 17, 2020

Join hosts Anders Larson, FSA, MAAA, and Shea Parkes, FSA, MAAA, for the second in a series of podcasts focused on Python. After giving an introduction to the popular programming language in our previous episode, they discuss some key concepts in Python, such as its object-oriented framework, the idea of namespaces, the...

Feb 18, 2020

This is the first of a few podcasts focused on Python, a popular tool for predictive modeling and machine learning. In this episode, join Anders Larson, FSA, MAAA and Shea Parkes, FSA, MAAA as they cover some basics and talk about when Python may be a good idea to try.

Jun 10, 2019

Now that you know what R libraries and packages are, how do you go about finding good ones? Anders Larson, FSA, MAAA and Shea Parkes, FSA, MAAA, discuss some strategies for sifting through the massive number of packages available through CRAN or other sources. They also hone in on the Tidyverse, an ecosystem of useful...