{"podcast":{"title":"The Data Science Podcast with Fexingo: Analytics, Machine Learning, and Data-Driven Conversations","slug":"the-data-science-podcast-with-fexingo-analytics-machine-learning-and-data-driven-conversations-7871831","podcast_index_feed_id":7871831,"rss_url":"https://feeds.fexingo.com/business/the-data-science-podcast.xml","website_url":"https://www.fexingo.com/","image_url":"https://audio.fexingo.com/business/the-data-science-podcast/cover.png","author":"Fexingo","episode_count":118,"summary":"Lucas and Luna sit at a data-science workstation, two thin laptops open to scatter plots and clustering visualizations, and ask: what can we actually learn from the numbers? Each episode of The Data Science Podcast with Fexingo is a grounded, specific conversation about a single analytics problem or machine-learning method — from regularization in regression to the bias-variance trade-off in random forests. Lucas leads with a journalistic eye for how models are built and tested in the real world, citing actual case studies like how Netflix used matrix factorization for recommendations or how healthcare researchers apply survival analysis to clinical trials. Luna keeps the discussion honest, asking about data quality, feature engineering pitfalls, and whether a model’s accuracy actually translates to business value. They never resort to buzzwords: instead, they walk through the workflow from data collection to deployment, discussing trade-offs like interpretability versus performance. The show serves data scientists, analysts, and engineers who want to stay sharp on methods without the hype. Listeners walk away with a clearer understanding of why one algorithm beats another on a gi…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-19T08:17:23.323447+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-data-science-podcast-with-fexingo-analytics-machine-learning-and-data-driven-conversations-7871831"},"episode":{"title":"How Data Scientists Use Causal Inference to Drive Business Decisions","slug":"how-data-scientists-use-causal-inference-to-drive-business-decisions","published_at":"2026-06-16T08:11:10+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-data-science-podcast-with-fexingo-analytics-machine-learning-and-data-driven-conversations-7871831/how-data-scientists-use-causal-inference-to-drive-business-decisions","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-data-science-podcast-with-fexingo-analytics-machine-learning-and-data-driven-conversations-7871831","url":"https://audio.fexingo.com/business/the-data-science-podcast/episode-0054.mp3","audio_url":"https://audio.fexingo.com/business/the-data-science-podcast/episode-0054.mp3","summary":"In episode 54 of The Data Science Podcast, Lucas and Luna explore how companies are moving beyond correlation to use causal inference for real business impact. They break down a concrete case: how a major retailer used a natural experiment — a regional shipping delay caused by a freak snowstorm — to estimate the true revenue effect of faster delivery promises. Lucas explains the difference between correlation, intervention, and counterfactual reasoning, and why 'do-calculus' matters more than p-values. The hosts also discuss practical tools like DoWhy and CausalNex, and why most data science teams still default to prediction when they should be asking 'what if we changed X?'. The episode closes with a reflection on how causal thinking changes the questions we ask of data. #DataScience #CausalInference #BusinessDecisions #MachineLearning #Statistics #RetailAnalytics #NaturalExperiment #DoCalculus #Counterfactual #PredictionVsCausation #DoWhy #CausalNex #Correlation #Technology #TechPodcast #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast #DataDriven Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo","meta_description":"In episode 54 of The Data Science Podcast, Lucas and Luna explore how companies are moving beyond correlation to use causal inference for real business im…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":418,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-data-science-podcast-with-fexingo-analytics-machine-learning-and-data-driven-conversations-7871831/episodes/how-data-scientists-use-causal-inference-to-drive-business-decisions/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-data-science-podcast-with-fexingo-analytics-machine-learning-and-data-driven-conversations-7871831/how-data-scientists-use-causal-inference-to-drive-business-decisions.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}