Hello! I am Scott Locke
I am a physicist turned data scientist who is a problem solver at heart. I am driven by the desire to tackle daunting tasks and continually learn and grow as a scientist. My former research has introduced me to a multitude of complex challenges and taught me how to be creative in finding solutions. I use these skills to bring a unique perspective to the data science world.
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Hackathon: Classifying Shelter Animal Outcomes
I mentioned in my first blog post here that I had started to take a data science immersive course at General Assembly, and I figured now would be a good time to cover a little bit of what I had been doing within it. Within the course, as we gradually covered some of the tools…
Example of Data Cleaning in Physics
When I was working on my PhD, there was one part of my analysis work that was the bane of my existence. Not because what I was ultimately trying to accomplish was all that difficult, but because where I was pulling a specific set of data from was an absolute mess. I was working with…
Switching From Physics to Data Science
Hello all, and welcome to my adventures and mishaps as I dive in the world of data science. To start with, I am Scott Locke, a recent graduate from the University of California, Irvine with a PhD in Physics having returned to Seattle after originally growing up in Washington. A bit about me outside of…
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