From Correlation to Checkerboards - Model-Free Exploratory Data Analysis for Categorical Data Lands - HackerNoon Article
HackerNoon feature by Dhyey Mavani introducing Checkerboard Copula Regression (CCR) and (S)CCRAM—new, model-free tools for exploring categorical and ordinal data. The article explains how these methods overcome the limitations of standard correlation metrics by visualizing structure and quantifying uncertainty before model selection begins.
Nov 26, 2025