1.0Probably Overthinking Ithttps://www.allendowney.com/blogAllenDowneyhttps://www.allendowney.com/blog/author/allendowney_6dbrc4/Local regression in Python - Probably Overthinking Itrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="wUjSTUwkFC"><a href="https://www.allendowney.com/blog/2019/04/01/local-regression-in-python/">Local regression in Python</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.allendowney.com/blog/2019/04/01/local-regression-in-python/embed/#?secret=wUjSTUwkFC" width="600" height="338" title="“Local regression in Python” — Probably Overthinking It" data-secret="wUjSTUwkFC" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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I love data visualization make-overs (like this one I wrote a few months ago), but sometimes the tone can be too negative (like this one I wrote a few months ago). Sarah Leo, a data journalist at The Economist, has found the perfect solution: re-making your own visualizations. Here’s her tweet. And here’s the link to the article, which you should go read before you come back here. One of her examples is the noisy line plot on the left,... Read More Read Morehttps://www.allendowney.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Screenshot-at-2019-04-01-09-49-23.png