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 …
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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Free checklist: 30 Days to Data Analyst
"How do I get better at data?" is a question I get a lot. It's an interesting one to answer -- plenty of great resources are out there, it's just a matter of finding the right sequence for the right …
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How open source packages are like smartphone apps
I remember my first days of coding R: I would search around for how to do X task, and find out that Y package would be really helpful. But that led to more questions: What are packages in the first …
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How to Build Analytics Technical Skills (How to Get an Analytics Job Podcast)
Thanks everyone for attending this event. A recording is available below. You can learn more about my book Advancing into Analytics: From Excel to Python and R and get the promo code for 30 days …