Exploring handwritten digit classification: a tidy analysis of the MNIST dataset

1 · David Robinson · Jan. 22, 2018, 6 p.m.
In a recent post, I offered a definition of the distinction between data science and machine learning: that data science is focused on extracting insights, while machine learning is interested in making predictions. I also noted that the two fields greatly overlap: I use both machine learning and data science in my work: I might fit a model on Stack Overflow traffic data to determine which users are likely to be looking for a job (machine learning), but then construct summaries and visualizatio...