Logging in R: Why, When, and How
Anyone who is writing R code should get familiar with logging. While it may not be useful for writing exploratory scripts or doing basic coding projects, logging can be critical...continue reading.
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funModeling: New site, logo and version ????
funModeling is focused on exploratory data analysis, data preparation and the evaluation of models. Check the latest functions and website here 🙂continue reading.
overlap, overstreched
An interesting challenge on The Riddler on the probability to see a random interval X’ing with all other random intervals when generating n intervals from Dirichlet D(1,1,1). As it happens...continue reading.
Select first or last rows of a data frame
We often do not need to look at all the contents of a data frame in the console. Instead, only parts of it are sufficient like the top or bottom...continue reading.
A shiny app to compare mortgage costs
Read on to find out about comparing mortgage costs…continue reading.
Le Monde puzzle [#1147]
The weekly puzzle from Le Monde is not much, again: A number A is such that (1) the difference between two digits is never 1 (2) two digits are equal...continue reading.
Determine the size of a data frame
The size of a data frame, like the number of rows or columns, is often required and can be determined in various ways. Get number of rows of a data...continue reading.
Determine the size of a data frame
The size of a data frame, like the number of rows or columns, is often required and can be determined in various ways. Get number of rows of a data...continue reading.
the strange occurrence of the one bump
When answering an X validated question on running an accept-reject algorithm for the Gamma distribution by using a mixture of Beta and drifted (bt 1) Exponential distributions, I came across...continue reading.
2020-03 Improved Clipping in the R Graphics Engine
This report describes improvements to clipping in the R graphics engine. These changes will be of particular interest to maintainers of R graphics device packages …continue reading.
Integrate machine learning and big data into real-time business intelligence with Snowflake and Plotly’s Dash
Business intelligence (BI) is an indispensable tool for many, if not most, modern organizations. BI covers an entire gamut of end-to-end activities from data mining to reporting, all carried out...continue reading.
Le Monde puzzle [#1146]
The weekly puzzle from Le Monde is once more disappointing. Everyday of the month, take 0, 1 or 2 units. If one unit taken past day, next day none can...continue reading.
Extract or replace columns in a data frame using `$`
Columns in a data frame can be easily extracted and manipulated with the $ operator. Even new columns can be added by assigning a vector. Extract columns from a data...continue reading.
Creating an hex map of France electricity consumption
The French Ministry for the Ecological and Inclusive Transition (for which I’m currently working) is ongoing a process of opening data related to energy consumption. Each year, we publish data...continue reading.
How to create a beautiful map with R and geom_sf [part 2]
Last week in Mapping Texas Ports with R [part 1], we created a simple map of Texas ports with R, ggplot2, and geom_sf. That map was really just a “rough...continue reading.
{sergeant} 0.9.0 Is On Its Way to CRAN Mirrors!
Tis been a long time coming, but a minor change to default S3 parameters in tibbles finally caused a push of {sergeant} — the R package that lets you use the...continue reading.
Superspreading and the Gini Coefficient
Abstract: We look at superspreading in infectious disease transmission from a statistical point of view. We characterise heterogeneity in the offspring distribution by the Gini coefficient instead of the usual...continue reading.
Two Different Methods to Apply Some Corey Hoffstein Analysis to your TAA
So, first off: I just finished a Thinkful data science in python bootcamp program that was supposed to take six … Continue reading →continue reading.
RStudio Shortcuts and Tips
Updated: May 2020 by Appsilon Data Science How to Work Faster in RStudio In this article we have compiled many of our favorite RStudio keyboard shortcuts, tips, and tricks to...continue reading.
How to Safely Remove a Dynamic Shiny Module
Despite their advantages, Dynamic Shiny Modules can destabilize the Shiny environment and cause its reactive graph to be rendered multiple times. In this blogpost, I present how to remove deleted...continue reading.
