The US Consulate General and the US Embassy sponsored Go Viral 2019 this past weekend (June 14-16). This event brings together innovators in media, culture, business, and technology to learn about the latest trends and big ideas from leading thinkers and influencers in various industries. Festival speakers are active, creative, and passionate professionals from the United States and Central Asia (see event details here: https://en.goviral.kz/). This presentation is a practical introduction to Data Science. It uses a fun game-show example to make the science and mathematics real followed by a visual and practical explanation of the math itself.

1. Fun with
Data Science
GoViral 2019
Almaty, Kazakhstan
jim wilt

2. Introduction
• Co-Author of MCP OS Data Comm
• 11 yrs Aerospace Composites
• 20 yrs Microsoft Platforms
• 8 yrs Strategy & Innovation
• Co-Inventor of Octahedral Hexapod
When told “it” is Impossible, go and invent “it” to prove them wrong!

3. Where shall we begin?
The Math? The Methods? The Results?

4. How about a 1960’s TV Game-Show?

5. 3-Doors 2-Goats 1-Prize
Winner!

6. Pick a Door
1 2 3
33%
Correct

7. Reveal a Goat
1 2 3

8. And the Winner is…
1 2 3
Winner!
Always switch your Door!

9. Bayes Rule Explains Why
Posterior Probability
Predictor Prior Probability
Class Prior ProbabilityLikelihood

10. Math Explained
Correct
66%
Wrong
50%
Correct?
66%
Wrong

11. Flavors of Data Science
Artificial Intelligence
Machine Learning
Deep Learning
Data Science
Scientific methods,
algorithms and systems
to extract
knowledge/insights
Dr. Marcell Vollmer
Chief Digital Officer @ SAP
Ariba

12. Types of Learning
Supervised Unsupervised

13. Results & Dangers of Data Science

14. Go Learn, Think,
& Do Epic Things!
... and always stay Curious!
Thank-you...