I have written about R, the open-source programming language for statistical computing, throughout the blog. However, I understand that my readers, traditionally Excel users, may not even have R …
State of Ohio TechCred program now taking applications (Reimbursed workforce upskilling programs)
TL;DR: The State of Ohio is offering FREE MONEY for workforce development in fields including data analytics. Learn more about the program and how to apply here. If you spend any time in Ohio it …
Learning guide: Introduction to Python, half-day workshop
In 2011, Marc Andreesen claimed that software is eating the world. With hindsight, we can be more specific: Python is eating the world. The open source language is more popular than ever and sees …
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A basic Python <> Excel workflow
If you’re just getting started with building reports and other analyses in Excel using Python, it be can be confusing to see how all the steps and packages fit together. This post and accompanying …
Advancing into Analytics: the reading list
You can learn a lot about a book by reviewing its bibliography: often, an author's biases and beliefs will be on full display there. I suppose that's the same for me: if you list all the books I …
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What is an open source software distribution?
I remember when I first got into Python and heard about Anaconda. It wasn't really clear to me if Anaconda was a "dialect" of Python code, a really awesome suite of tools for working with Python, or …
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