In my post last week, I discussed my Java implementation of the MENACE Tic Tac Toe machine. I also mentioned how playing against the MENACE manually is simply too time consuming. And since all programmers are lazy, I of course…
Java Tic Tac Toe – MENACE
If you’ve ever played Tic Tac Toe, you know that the game gets boring after only a few rounds. The reason for this is because every possible board state has an optimal play. Furthermore, these optimal plays are simple enough…
Coursera Data Analysis Review
I recently completed the Coursera course Data Analysis (Winter 2013) presented by Professor Jeff Leek. For those of you unfamiliar with the format, a MOOC (massive open online course) is a university-level course taught online to anyone who signs up…
How to get to the Project Runway finale
I recently saw this hazard rate analysis of RuPaul’s Drag Race and was inspired to do some analysis on the one reality show I watch: Project Runway. I’ve found that the downsides to hazard rates is that they are very…
Bach and Mozart by the Notes
I am a big fan of classical music and while listening to Bach the other day, I wondered if it would be possible to get numerical data on the actual notes used by a particular composer. I remember as a…