Bad 3D Pie Chart Alert! By Scientific American no less!
Well, this is a stunning piece of poor quality work by a respected magazine! I’m not sure if I can…
Because It’s the Weekend: Super Mario AI
Ever seen a Mario speedrun? Players compete playing the Mario Bros video games, aiming not for the highest score but…
Get an early start for on-time data modeling
I’m a data modeler, so I enjoyed Jonathon Geiger’s recent article entitled “Why Does Data Modeling Take So Long”. But…
Growth in Data-Related Jobs, cnt’d
ReadWriteWeb follows up on our post on the growth in job listings with terms related to data science in a…
Visualizing Kickstarter Projects with R
Kickstarter, a social funding platform where individuals can chip in cash to get a worthy project going, just celebrated their…
Growth in data-related jobs
At job-search site indeed.com, you can take a look at trends in the use of keywords used in job postings.…
Using R and Motion Charts to analyze financial data
We've noted before that with the RGoogleVis package, it's easy to make motion charts in R, and create a web-based…
10 reasons why a grad student should use R
Kevin Goulding is working on a Master’s degree in Applied Economics at Montana State University, and offers 10 reasons why…
