DavidMSmith

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What do you want to see at useR 2012?

This year's useR! conference at Warwick University is less than a week…

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Upcoming R training Classes, Live from the Experts

Revolution Analytics is hosting several hands-on R training classes over the next…

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Statisticians at JSM Consider Themselves “Data Scientists”

At the JSM 2011 conference in Miami earlier this week, we conducted…

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How Google Uses R to Make Online Advertising More Effective

At JSM 2011 today, three Google employees (amongst the more than 20…

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Because It’s the Weekend: Super Mario AI

Ever seen a Mario speedrun? Players compete playing the Mario Bros video…

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InformationWeek on Low-Cost Statistical Software

Doug Herschel of InformationWeek published an article looking at low-cost alternatives to…

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The Luck and Skill of Scrabble

Scrabble is a game that involves both skill and luck. There's skill…

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The R-Files: Jeff Ryan

"The R-Files" is an occasional series from Revolution Analytics, where we profile…

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A bit of fun with R

R isn't just about serious things like model inference and prediction intervals…

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Growth in Data-Related Jobs, cnt’d

ReadWriteWeb follows up on our post on the growth in job listings…

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