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Code

I released simplestatistics 0.1.5, with added functions for:

• factorial()
• choose()
• binomial() to calculate binomial distribution probabilities.
• normal() to calculate normal distribution probabilities.
• kurtosis() to calculate kurtosis/”tailedness” of a probability distribution of a variable.
• skew() to calculate Pearson’s moment coefficient of skewness.
• linear_regression() to calculate slope (m) and y intercept (b) of line of best fit.

And reorganized and improved documentation for all functions.

On the currently-not-open-source front, I rejuvenated an old iOS Swift project that I wrote to be able to see and edit my task list on my phone. I use t to manage my todos, and named the iOS app accordingly.

The project was a good excuse for me to learn Swift, iOS programming, and the Dropbox iOS SDK as well as get a taste of the challenges of writing software that edits files and syncs them over the network while avoiding sync conflicts and out-of-date UI (brief report: the challenges are considerable).

I’m still figuring out background fetch, but overall it’s been fun and a success.

Reading

• A thorough guide to SQLite database operations in Python - I linked to this in my post about creating SQLite triggers in Python.

• Recursion.

Books

• Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut.
• Cat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut.
• The Spy Who Came In from the Cold by John le Carré.

Listening

“Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy” by Alberto Iglesias (2011)

“LateNightTales: Bonobo” by Bonobo (2013)

The Recently posts are inspired by Tom MacWright.