Thulasiram Gunipati

Do you ever wonder how Aadhaar data belonging to more than 1.32 billion Indian citizens is stored? How the generation of one million Aadhaar numbers is achieved by performing 600 trillion matches in a day? Have you ever wondered how 100 million authentications are undertaken; establishing the identity of a person by UIDAI in a day? This article aims to provide answers to these questions.

26 Feb 2025

Logistic regression is a foundational statistical technique widely used in data science and machine learning for binary classification problems. It plays a crucial role in modeling binary outcomes, such as predicting customer behavior or diagnosing diseases. As its applications span diverse industries, understanding logistic regression i

25 Feb 2025

Machine learning is a branch of artificial intelligence that allows systems to learn from data and improve performance without explicit programming. It has opened up unprecedented possibilities, powering innovations from personalized medicine to autonomous vehicles. Yet, its rapid growth reveals critical challenges.  <

21 Feb 2025

Imagine walking into a machine learning interview, confident in your resume, but suddenly hit with a barrage of tough machine learning interview questions. What happens next?  Your palms get sweaty, your mind races, and you quickly realize that just knowing the theory isn’t enough. To ace a machine learning interview,

21 Feb 2025

With Data Science jobs on the rise, there’s a question that often lurks in the minds of aspirants – What’s the difference between a Data Scientist and a Data Analyst? Are these 2 the same? Such questions have been a source of great confusion among youngsters who wish to make a successful career in Data Science. Today, we’re here to put these questions to rest and

18 Feb 2025

Thulasiram received his PG Diploma in Data Analytics from UpGrad and IIIT-Bangalore and now works at UpGrad as a Program Associate for Data Analysis at UpGrad.Years ago, I read a story in the book The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari, a story I remember to this day.There was once a teacher renowned for his archery skills. It was said that the teacher’s arrow would n

17 Feb 2025

Simpson’s paradox is a phenomenon in probability and statistics, in which a trend appears in different groups of data, but disappears or reverses when these groups are combined.You need to be very careful while calculating averages or pooling data from different sectors. It is always better to check whether the pooled data tell the same story or a different one from that of the non-aggregat

03 Jul 2023

Many professionals and ‘Data’ enthusiasts often ask, “What’s the difference between Data Science, Machine Learning and Big Data?” This is a question frequently asked nowadays. Here’s what differentiates Data Science, Machine Learning and Big Data from each other:

25 Nov 2022

Cancer is not one disease. It is many diseases. Let us understand the cause of cancer by a simple example. If you take a photocopy of a document, due to some issues, other dots or smears appear on it even though they are not present in the original copy. In the same way, in gene replication processes, errors occur inadvertently. Most of the time the genes with errors will not be able to sustain

24 Nov 2022