Tag Archives: big data

Machine Learning using Matlab

Economists in general do not consider Matlab their preferred choice of software. In part this is due to Matlab’s peculiar licencing scheme for its toolboxes. That said, for some applications, it is still a very useful piece of software.

Those interested in Machine Learning would certainly be interested in this new Matlab’s e-book. It is a basic tutorial on ML using Matlab. To download this e-book you need to go to this website and fill out a form, which will probably reduce your interest in using Matlab.

Julia: a powerful computer language

Julia is a programming language that should be of interest for those dealing with big data. Many observers claim that it was developed with the primary goal of high performance. And it is free for everybody to use. You can find its source code on GitHub.

You can download Julia and find its official documentation at the Julia Programming Language webpage.

A good tutorial for learning the basics of Python for data analysis

I founds this interesting tutorial for Python. In my opinion, Python is a very simple and intuitive language, and at the same time it is very powerful. This link leads to a straightforward tutorial of Python that focuses on the basic knowledge needed to use Python for data analysis.