Book review: decision making under uncertainty
11/11/2019
This just-released Spanish-language textbook from Professor Jorge E Muro Arbulú has now taken its spot as my favorite textbook on …
Lonnie Chrisman
Lonnie Chrisman is Lumina’s Chief Technical Officer, where he heads engineering and development of Analytica. He has a PhD in Artificial Intelligence and Computer Science from Carnegie Mellon University and a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from University of California at Berkeley.
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Plotting over a Google Map
03/19/2019
Here is how to display your geographic data on a Google map background.
How to update y = m x + b with new data
01/30/2019
Abstract: Bayesian linear regression made super easy and intuitive! You arrive in a new city for the first time, and you’ll …
Testing hypotheses about causation
10/18/2018
In 2002, I developed a statistical framework for testing whether your data provides statistically significant support for the hypothesis that A causes B. I published only one…
How the strange Cauchy distribution proved useful
09/20/2018
On Tuesday I had an interesting exchange with Jorge Muro Arbulú, a professor in Peru, about the Cauchy distribution, which also called the Lorenzian distribution.
Using Python to parse a Shapefile
08/08/2018
A shapefile (*.shp) is a binary file format used by Geographic Information Systems (GIS). I used an existing Python library (Fiona) to read and parse a shape file, and then…
How to call a Python function from Analytica
08/03/2018
I found it pretty easy to call a Python function from Analytica using COM automation. The Component Object Model (COM) integration functionality comes included with the Analytica…
World Cup Soccer. How much does randomness determine the winner?
07/16/2018
A few years ago France beat Croatia in the World Cup final. Congratulations to France for winning the last world championship! And also to Croatia for making it to the final…
