I dug some information on some of the 32 head coaches in NFL today, and did some analayses. I was intrigued by their performance, compensation, their roots, their network and influence, correlations among various parameters like age, experience, wins, and salary. I also looked at how many teams they’ve coached in the past, and how […]
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Republican Candidates’ Primaries Spend 2024
The campaign trails are blazing for the upcoming elections and the Republican party still needs to narrow their final nominee down to one in the coming months. Niki Haley and Donald Trump are the only two remaining runners (written: Jan 25, 2024). Below are some charts I created to show how much they’ve spent on […]
How to chart ranges in Excel
Let’s say you have some actual measurements of some parameter over time or a series, and you’re measuring it to see if it falls within the “safe” or “ideal” range. How can you create a visualization to show both the measurements and the safe/idea range values effectively? That’s what I’m going to answer in this […]
Calculating Euclidean Distance in Python
Euclidean distance is the length of the line segment between two points in Euclidean space. It can be calculated from the Cartesian coordinates of the points using the Pythagorean theorem. It is a simple formula enough to be calculated by hand but powerful enough to be used in Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence applications for […]
How to create visualizations in Excel given nested scores
Here’s the scenario:We have two players named Eve and Inna in a game competition (say, Tennis). They play 5 matches against each other, and each match is composed of 3 games called Sets.We have data on scores of the players set by set for all 5 matches.So, the question is: How do we present this […]
New Arrival: Shrimp Care App!
I recently picked up a new hobby: Shrimp keeping! Having 40+ years of experience with keeping tropical fish, I thought this would be an interesting addition and to put my extra 29 gallon tank to good use. To get started, of course, I researched online about types of shrimps and their requirements. Then I joined […]
UPDATED: Find out more about your birthday
Sometime ago, I shared my code on how to determined the day of the week of someone’s birthday based on the DOB. You can check the original post here: https://flyingsalmon.net/which-day-were-you-born/Today, however, I am extending it a little further and also showing additional information about the birthday. For example:The key news/historical events of that day!What generation […]
Word Connect Game
Recently, the game on New York Times has been getting a lot of attention and generating much excitement by the readers. While I don’t subscribe to the newspaper, my friends shared the game screens with me which prompted me to ponder if I could create my version of this in Python. So, after a few […]
Population, Procreation Simulation (Python)
In this post, I share my design and code for simulating some propagating organisms (you can think of them as humans, other creatures, cells, whatever you like) with certain rules. And although I have a couple of other variations of this made in C/C++ in the past, I wanted to do it in Python and […]
Bingo: Player v CPU (Python)
In this post, I share how l implementedd the classic Bingo game (American version) in Python. This version is one player versus CPU. See the rules below if you’re not familiar with Bingo (especially American version). More details about the program and the link to the full source code below along with ability to play […]