Information Cascade in the Smartphone World
One commonplace example of information cascades can be seen in how popular Apple’s products are. In https://9to5mac.com/2018/10/03/iphone-xs-sales/, we can see how so many of Apple’s products are selling strongly. The iPhone XS sales are higher than last years iPhone X sales. Both of these phones are expensive flagship phones however. Their older model iPhone 7 […]
Bayes Rule Applied to Melanoma Detection
https://www.nature.com/articles/nature21056.epdf?author_access_token=8oxIcYWf5UNrNpHsUHd2StRgN0jAjWel9jnR3ZoTv0NXpMHRAJy8Qn10ys2O4tuPakXos4UhQAFZ750CsBNMMsISFHIKinKDMKjShCpHIlYPYUHhNzkn6pSnOCt0Ftf6 Melanoma is a form of skin cancer that causes cancerous skin lesions. These skin lesions look different from non-cancerous skin lesions; they are larger and asymmetric, with irregular borders. Recent developments in technology have allowed researchers to use machine learning and develop programs that can be used to identify cancerous skin lesions. In this […]
iMessage: A Social Network that keeps me to iPhone
https://mashable.com/2017/02/10/imessage-is-keeping-me-on-iphone/ https://gizmodo.com/im-buying-an-iphone-because-im-ashamed-of-my-green-bubb-1787965756 A few months ago, Apple releases the new iPhone Xs, Xs Max, and Xr. A lot of critics have pointed out the disappointment due to lack of new features, as well as the increasingly higher pricing policy that Apple is now applying on its products. That being said, the truth is that for […]
Spotify Knows What I like Before I Know I do
https://qz.com/571007/the-magic-that-makes-spotifys-discover-weekly-playlists-so-damn-good/ In class, we learned about how informational and direct-benefits reasons can drive decisions. Since we are all part of a larger group, society, and whole we interact and learn from others. We can infer from others’ actions some unknown information then we apply that in our own decision-making. Or perhaps, after knowing what our […]
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