Consensus clustering in R
The logic behind the Monti consensus clustering algorithm is that in the face of resampling the ideal clusters should be stable, thus any pair of samples should either always or...continue reading.
Category: R
RStudio::conf 2020 San Francisco Recap
RStudio::conf 2020 is a wrap! What a tremendous experience. It was quite a production to send four Appsilon team members to San Francisco, California from Warsaw with nearly 100 kg...continue reading.
The palindrome of 02.02.2020
As of writing this blog-post, today is February 2nd, 2020. Or as I would say it, 2nd of February, 2020. There is nothing magical about it, it is just a...continue reading.
Monsters
Ooh, see the fire is sweepin’Our very street todayBurns like a red coal carpetMad bull lost its way(Gimme Shelter, The Rolling Stones) After following this easy tutorial, you will be...continue reading.
another easy Riddler
A quick riddle from the Riddler In a two-person game, Abigail and Zian both choose between a and z. Abigail win one point with probability .9 if they choose (a,a)...continue reading.
Monitoring Website SSL/TLS Certificate Expiration Times with R, {openssl}, {pushoverr}, and {DT}
macOS R users who tend to work on the bleeding edge likely noticed some downtime at <mac.r-project.org> this past weekend. Part of the issue was an SSL/TLS certificate expiration situation....continue reading.
R as a tool for Systems Administration
When talking about languages to use in Production in data science, R is usually not part of the conversation and if it is, it’s referenced as a secondary language. One...continue reading.
How To Create REST APIs With R Plumber
In this blog post, Stephan explains how to translate a simple R script, which transforms tables from wide to long format into a REST API with the R package Plumber...continue reading.
rstudio::conf 2020 –> conference preview
Two weeks ago I flew from New York to Warsaw, Poland to begin a new role at Appsilon Data Science. On Saturday, I’ll be flying right back in the other...continue reading.
How To Say No To Useless Data Science Projects And Start Working On What You Want
Data Scientists and Analysts are starting to overflow their cups with mostly non-value added work at the request of stakeholders. […] The post How To Say No To Useless Data...continue reading.
How To Say No To Useless Data Science Projects And Start Working On What You Want
Data Scientists and Analysts are starting to overflow their cups with mostly non-value added work at the request of stakeholders. And many don’t have the courage or confidence to say...continue reading.
Customising your Rprofile
What is an Rprofile Every time R starts, it runs through a couple of R scripts. One of these scripts is the .Rprofile. This allows users to customise their particular...continue reading.
Le Monde puzzle [#1127]
A permutation challenge as Le weekly Monde current mathematical puzzle: When considering all games between 20 teams, of which 3 games have not yet been played, wins bring 3 points,...continue reading.
Appsilon is an RStudio Full Service Certified Partner
Appsilon is an official RStudio Full Service Certified Partner. We provide support services for existing R Shiny applications, Plumber APIs, and RStudio infrastructure. Further, we officially provide Managed Services for...continue reading.
an elegant sampler
Following an X validated question on how to simulate a multinomial with fixed average, W. Huber produced a highly elegant and efficient resolution with the compact R code tabulate(sample.int((k-1)*n, s-n)...continue reading.
Biomedical Data Science Textbook Available
By Bob Hoyt & Bob Muenchen Data science is being used in many ways to improve healthcare and reduce costs. We have written a textbook, Introduction to Biomedical Data Science,...continue reading.
Le Monde puzzle [#1120]
A board game as Le weekly Monde current mathematical puzzle: 11 players in a circle and 365 tokens first owned by a single player. Players with at least two tokens...continue reading.
Record Dec temperature and snow in Scotland
Northern Scotland broken GB December temperature records in 2019, how has time affected snow cover?continue reading.
Convert Apple Card PDF Statements to Tidy Data (i.e. for CSV/Excel/database export)
I saw this CNBC article on an in-theory browser client-side-only conversion utility for taking Apple Card PDF statements and turning them into CSV files. Since I (a) never trust any...continue reading.
Sudoku game with R
Sudoku is a classical logical game based on combinatorial number replacement puzzle. Objective is to to fill 9×9 matrix with digits so that each column, each row, and each box...continue reading.
