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Sep 2, 2018 2018-09-02T00:00:00-05:00 on Tools

Learning Notes

Most of the latex notes are referenced in the book LATEX Tutorials: A PRIMER

Error Log

  1. Use \\ in a seperate line, and error appears. Do not use two backslashes in one single line.

Notes

  • There seems to be some difference between \ and enter.

  • Insert python code with highlighting. Use the following to before \begin{document}.
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      % settings for python code
  \usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
  \DeclareFixedFont{\ttb}{T1}{txtt}{bx}{n}{10} % for bold
  \DeclareFixedFont{\ttm}{T1}{txtt}{m}{n}{10}  % for normal
  \usepackage{color}
  \definecolor{deepblue}{rgb}{0,0,0.5}
  \definecolor{deepred}{rgb}{0.6,0,0}
  \definecolor{deepgreen}{rgb}{0,0.5,0}
  \usepackage{listings}
  \lstdefinestyle(PythonStyle){
      language=Python,
       	basicstyle=\ttm,
       	otherkeywords={self},             % Add keywords here
        	keywordstyle=\ttb\color{deepblue},
        	emph={MyClass,__init__},          % Custom highlighting
        	emphstyle=\ttb\color{deepred},    % Custom highlighting style
        	stringstyle=\color{deepgreen},
        	frame=tb,                         % Any extra options here
        	showstringspaces=false            % 
	}
  • Insert figures. reference
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      \documentclass{article}
  \usepackage{graphix}
  \usepackage{subcaption}

  \begin{document}

      % insert one figure
      \begin{figure}[h!] % h means insert figures right here
          \includegraphics[width=\linewidth]{figures/rating_per_claim.jpg}
          \caption{Rating Per Claim}
          \label{fig:rating_per_claim}
      \end{figure}

      % insert two figures
      \begin{figure}[h!]
          \centering
          \begin{subfigure}[b]{0.4\linewidth}
              \includegraphics[width=\linewidth]{figures/age_kernel.png}
              \caption{Age of driver}
              \label{fig:age_kernel}
          \end{subfigure}
          \begin{subfigure}[b]{0.4\linewidth}
              \includegraphics[width=\linewidth]{figures/age_kernel.png}
              \caption{Annual Income}
              \label{fig:annual_income_kernel}
          \end{subfigure}
          \caption{Kernel density curves}
          \label{fig:kernel1}
      \end{figure}
  \end{document}
  • Insert tables.
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      \begin{table}[h!]
      \begin{center}
          \caption{New Feature Performace Boost}
          \label{tab:performance_boost}
          \begin{tabular}{|c|c|} 
              \hline
              \textbf{Feature} & \textbf{Performance Boost}\\
              \hline
              Latitude and longitude & 0.001\\
              Rating Per Claim & 0.0017 \\
              Interest Rate & 0.0007\\
              Count of missing values & 0.0004\\
              \hline
          \end{tabular}
      \end{center}
  \end{table}
  • Insert a new page.
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      \newpage  % it will be ignored in between float figures and tables.

  \clearpage % if this new page is in between float figures and tables, then use this command.
  • Add appendix.
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      \usepackage[toc,page]{appendix}

  \begin{appendices}
      \section{Figures}
		
      \section{Tables}

      \section{Codes}
  \end{appendices}
  • Insert an algorithm.
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      \usepackage{algpseudocode}
  \usepackage{algorithm}

  \begin{algorithm}	
      \caption{Algorithm for Optimal threshold}
      \label{alg:threshold}
      \begin{algorithmic}
          \For {threshold $\in$ threshold list}
              \For {seed $\in$ seed list}
              \State Step 1: split train data into training part and validation part according to the seed.
              \State Step 2: train model on the training part and calculate the cost on the validation part.			
              \EndFor 
              \State Step 3: calculate the average cost for this threshold.
          \EndFor
          \State Final Step: Choose the threshold that corresponds to the smallest average cost.
      \end{algorithmic}
  \end{algorithm}
  • Literature reference.
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      % use \ref to refer to figures, tables, appendices, and etc.
  % use \cite to refer to literatures.

  % add the next two lines at the end of the document
  \bibliographystyle{plain}
  \bibliography{stat8051.bib}
  • Add hyperlink as footnotes.
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      \usepackage{hyperref}

  % add the following line at the place you want to refer to a hyperlink
  \footnote{\label{interest rate}Interest rate is obtained from \hyperref[interest rate]{''https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/\%5EGSPC/''} }
  • Settings of the paper size.
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      \usepackage[a4paper,bindingoffset=0.2in,%
  left=1in,right=1in,top=1in,bottom=1in,%
  footskip=.25in]{geometry}
  • Titles, authors and abstract.
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      \title{Travelers Claim Fraud Detection Project Report}
  \author{Yu Yang}

  \begin{document}

  \maketitle  % don't forget this line!

  \begin{abstract}

  \end{abstract}

  \end{document}
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