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Using Machine Learning to Predict Song Genres from Spotify

Jason L

Jan 1, 20215 min read

Using Machine Learning to Predict Song Genres from Spotify

This got me thinking if we could use machine learning to train a model to classify the differences between rap, r&b, and pop

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Are New York Mets Fans Excited About Steve Cohen? A Sentiment Analysis of Their Tweets

Jason L

Dec 17, 20205 min read

Are New York Mets Fans Excited About Steve Cohen? A Sentiment Analysis of Their Tweets

The question I had though was how are other Mets fans reacting to the news?

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Why The Power of Position is Crucial on The Price is Right

Jason L

Dec 11, 20205 min read

Why The Power of Position is Crucial on The Price is Right

Suppose I told you The Power of Position also applies to one of America's favorite game shows as well, The Price is Right.

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The 2020 New York Jets are Not The Worst Team of All-Time...Yet?

Jason L

Dec 4, 20203 min read

The 2020 New York Jets are Not The Worst Team of All-Time...Yet?

I thought it would be interesting to see how the 2020 Jets were pacing compared to all teams in history

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Update on the NFL Draft Order for 2021 as of Week 12

Jason L

Nov 25, 20203 min read

Update on the NFL Draft Order for 2021 as of Week 12

We have officially reached an inflection point in the race towards the top of the 2021 NFL Draft.

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Are Certain Cards in The Deck Ever Luckier Than Others? Well, Kind of...

Jason L

Nov 20, 20204 min read

Are Certain Cards in The Deck Ever Luckier Than Others? Well, Kind of...

A good rule of thumb when entering a casino is that if you are offered action on anything, then your most profitable choice is to walk away.

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Tank for Trevor-thon Week 10: The Race For The First Pick in The NFL Draft

Jason L

Nov 17, 20202 min read

Tank for Trevor-thon Week 10: The Race For The First Pick in The NFL Draft

Week 10 was a quiet week in the race for Trevor Lawrence with The Jets and Cowboys on bye. The Jaguars nearly pulled a huge upset over...

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When to Stop Listening to the Data and Embrace Guessing

Jason L

Nov 11, 20208 min read

When to Stop Listening to the Data and Embrace Guessing

I think the word "guessing" has too negative of a stigma. For the most part, most of our important decisions are guesses

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Tank for Trevor-thon Week 9: The Race For The First Pick in The NFL Draft

Jason L

Nov 10, 20203 min read

Tank for Trevor-thon Week 9: The Race For The First Pick in The NFL Draft

Week 9 was a banner week for whatever the opposite of "the cream always rises to the top" is.

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Introducing The Lawrence Index: How Does Each Game Impact the Race for the NFL Draft

Jason L

Nov 5, 20202 min read

Introducing The Lawrence Index: How Does Each Game Impact the Race for the NFL Draft

What I like about The Lawrence Index is the ability to read into what if scenarios. If the Jets won and everybody else lost then we estimate

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Tank for Trevor-thon Week 8: The Race to the Bottom of the 2021 NFL Draft

Jason L

Nov 3, 20202 min read

Tank for Trevor-thon Week 8: The Race to the Bottom of the 2021 NFL Draft

Week 8 was a momentous one in the race for football's ultimate prize of futility.

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Tank for Trevor-thon Week 7: The Race to the Bottom of the 2021 NFL Draft

Jason L

Oct 27, 20202 min read

Tank for Trevor-thon Week 7: The Race to the Bottom of the 2021 NFL Draft

Think about this: The Chiefs are about as likely to get 15 wins (10.2%) as the Jets are to get 0 (10.9%).

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Is the 2020 NFC East the Worst Division in NFL History?

Jason L

Oct 24, 20203 min read

Is the 2020 NFC East the Worst Division in NFL History?

It is certainly heading in that direction...

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Tank for Trevor-thon Week 6: The Race to the Bottom of the 2021 NFL Draft

Jason L

Oct 22, 20202 min read

Tank for Trevor-thon Week 6: The Race to the Bottom of the 2021 NFL Draft

. While many are considering the Jets 0-6 start in 2020 to be the most pointless of all, I actually view this as the most exciting one yet.

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