some numPy and linear algebra

python list L = [1,2,3] numPy array A = np.array([1,2,3]) append to list and append to array L.append(4) A + np.array([4]) python list of lists and select the first element of the list L = [[1,2],[3,4]] L[0] numPy matrix and selecting items from it A = np.array([[1,2],[3,4]]) # show row 1, column 2 print(A[0][1]) # also show row 1, column 2 print(A[0,1]) #selects the entire first column column print(A[:,0]) numPy dot function a = np....

Word Cloud of ATS Rejection Emails

During my job search I have applied for lots of positions online, usually in a web form that is part of a company’s application tracking system. These systems send an automatic email when you apply. And typically at some point, whether it’s automatically through some algorithm or when a human presses a button, I’ll get a form email notifying me that I am no longer being considered for the position....

The Most Common First Names of MLB Draftees

For some reason I wanted to know if there was any trend in first names of MLB draftees. If you ask me, the first names of MLB draftees & players have some kind of perceived stereotype, and I wanted to see if that was true. For example, it seems like a lot of JJs are drafted. First Step: Get (Extract) the data From googling around and just looking at data on the internet for many years, I knew there was an MLB Stats-API....