Data Visualization · Plotly
Mean & Variance Surface Modeling
These 3D visualizations were built to support analysis in a predictive modeling challenge where the goal was to predict both the mean and variance of a set of random variables simultaneously.
Plotting both response surfaces side by side revealed a key structural difference: the mean surface is smooth and well-behaved, while the variance surface is jagged and irregular. This visual insight directly informed the modeling approach — rather than using a single unified model, separate models were applied to each response, allowing each to be tuned to its own surface geometry.
Built with Plotly in Python. Rotate, zoom, and pan each surface interactively.