Linear Regression and F#

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Today I look into performing linear regression using F#. The implementations of interest will be the MathNet and Accord.NET libraries. I assume you already know what linear regression is, but in can you need a refresher: Linear Regression. My goal is to provide a simple explanation of how to leverage some existing F# accessible libraries. Once you know some of the basic calling functions, you can go crazy with some of the other options these libraries have to offer.

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Site transition complete

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No tech talk today. This is a milestone post. After more hiccups than I’d prefer, the site transition is complete. There has been some minor refactoring with more to follow. Happy prime number new year!

F# Morse Coder

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In other words: -.– .- -.– / ..-. / … …. .- .-. .–.

As I was explaining Morse Code to a young mind, I started thinking. It is fine to explain the encoding and uses, but experiencing the audial component makes the lessons stick better. Enter F#. Yes, I know I could use any of a hundred phone apps or websites that produce sound, but what’s the fun in that? For me, this is the perfect opportunity to hack out a quick text to morse code translator.

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