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Bad Data Viz – That’s No Pie Chart

Take a look at this dreadful chart from BusinessInsider.com and see if…

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There’s a Lot to Like about R

I once heard John Chambers (the inventor of the S language, and…

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Big Data: Good or Evil?

An article in the New York Times stokes fears of Big Data:…

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Where to Find Data to Use with R

(Contributing blogger Joe Rickert has put together a fantastic list of data…

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A Work of Art: Efron on Bayesian Inference

(Contributing blogger Joseph Rickert reports from the Stanford University Statistics Seminar series…

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Help Nonprofits and NGOs at Data Without Borders DataDives

Data Without Borders, the organization devoted to bringing the skills of data scientists…

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Oracle’s Big Data Appliance to include R

At the Oracle OpenWorld conference in San Francisco today, Oracle announced the new…

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Webinar: A Brief Introduction to R for SAS and SPSS Users

If you've used SAS or SPSS and want a jump-start into the…

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Data Science: A Literature Review

Just what is Data Science, anyway? Here's one take:

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The R Graph Gallery Goes Social

The R Graph Gallery, the website from Romain François that showcases hundreds…

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