Tag Archives: computational linguistics

Statistics Aren’t Enough

Posted on January 17, 2014 by nkrishna

There’s a cute quip: statistics don’t lie. There’s an accurate quip: statistics don’t lie, given a well-trained model and a large enough sample. With statistics on your side, you can be 99% sure that you’re right. Unfortunately, people who are … Continue reading →

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Research update #3: RESULTS!!!!!11!…?

Posted on March 25, 2013 by nkrishna

I scienced all last weekend. Except for a few hours when my fiancée and I watched The Hobbit on DVD, I scienced almost nonstop, and I actually have something to show for it.

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Research update #1

Posted on February 5, 2013 by nkrishna

I’ve been lucky this semester. Although I’m enrolled in three courses, all the work in those courses rolls into my thesis somehow. In essence, I’ve managed to talk my way into having just one very large assignment due at the … Continue reading →

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