Monte Carlo [exam]
My final exam for the Monte Carlo course I taught last semester proved too much of a challenge for my fourth year students, despite being rather elementary and centred on...continue reading.
Category: Rstat
Summarising Top 100 UK Climbs: Running Local Language Models with LM Studio and R
Introduction Since my last entry on this blog, the landscape of data science has been massively disrupted by the advent of large language models (LLM). Areas in data science such...continue reading.
Summarising Top 100 UK Climbs: Running Local Language Models with LM Studio and R
Introduction Since my last entry on this blog, the landscape of data science has been massively disrupted by the advent of large language models (LLM). Areas in data science such...continue reading.
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Ali–Mikhail–Haq copula, [re]simulated
When looking for a copula I could simulate from (rather than the Gaussian copula), I found an algorithm for the Ali–Mikhail–Haq copula that was proposed by Kumar (2010) as reproduced...continue reading.
R GUI Reviews Updated
I have just finished updating my reviews of graphical user interfaces for the R language. These include BlueSky Statistics, jamovi, JASP, R AnalyticFlow, R Commander, R-Instat, Rattle, and RKward. The...continue reading.
BlueSky Statistics Version 10 is Not Open Source
BlueSky Statistics is a graphical user interface for the powerful R language. On July 10, 2024, the BlueskyStatistics.com website said: “…As the BlueSky Statistics version 10 product evolves, we will...continue reading.
mixture models [book review]
Strangely enough, I became aware of this new book on mixtures through one of these annoying emails “Your work has been cited n times this week“… Mixture Models (Parametric, Semiparametric,...continue reading.
AI-Powered Virtual Assistants: Beyond Siri and Alexa
“We can only see a short distance ahead, but we can see plenty there that needs to be done.” ― Alan Turing AI virtual assistants have become indispensable tools for both...continue reading.
BlueSky Statistics Enhancements
BlueSky Statistics is a free and open-source graphical user interface for the powerful R language. There is also a commercial “Pro” version that offers tech support, priority feature requests, and...continue reading.
Simple custom colour palettes with R ggplot graphs
A simple, yet effective way to set your colour palette in R using ggplot library. After that, we can start “chaining” ggplot graphs. Scatter plot Barchart / Histogram Boxplot 3.14...continue reading.
Calculating data for visualization on stacked 100% bar
Calculating cumulative percentage or percentage per group for each time can sometimes be a task with a slight twist. Let’s check this with ggplot2 and tidyverse. Three (out of many...continue reading.
The Number 1 Thing You Need To Do When Negotiating A Job Offer
Always ask for more than what’s initially offered. I recently read an X post from a CEO of a healthcare startup about how she considered giving a candidate 2.5X the...continue reading.
LinkedIn Releases Their Report on the Top 25 Hottest Jobs in the US in 2024
Looking for a career change in 2024? For those working as Data Scientists, we have breaking news: you are all AI Engineers now. LinkedIn recently released their report on the top 25...continue reading.
Data discovery: seasonal speed
Just writing this one quickly as it’s been hanging around my browser tabs for weeks… I wrote Taking steps (in XML) almost 7 years ago and once in a while, I...continue reading.
Effortless Cool Is A Detailed Process – How To Influence, Tell Better Stories, and Become More Persuasive
Why Attention To Detail Is An Important Trait Many years ago when I lived in Las Vegas, I was walking inside the Miracle Mile Shops at the Planet Hollywood, Las...continue reading.
Little useless-useful R functions – How to make R-squared useless
Uselessness is such a long useless word! In statistics, R-squared is a statistical measure, that determines the proportion of variance in dependent variable that can be explained by the independent...continue reading.
making the next meeting more productive
One of the students’ requests I almost invariably reject is code debugging (and they are warned about it from the start). Here is an illustration why, with an R code...continue reading.
See BlueSky Statistics GUI for R at JSM 2023
Are attending this year’s Joint Statistical Meetings in Toronto? If so, stop by booth 404 to see the latest features of BlueSky Statistics. A menu-based graphical user interface for the...continue reading.
