Course: Financial Data Modeling and Analysis in R
The University of Washington is holding a web-based course which will be of interest to anyone who wants to learn…
Why We Need to Deal with Big Data in R
Responding to the birth rates analysis in the post earlier this week on big-data analysis with Revolution R Enterprise, Luis Apiolaza…
Building Diversified Portfolios with R
A common approach to reducing risk associated with financial portfolios is diversification. A portfolio made of components that are all…
Suggest Some R Tasks for High-Schoolers
Many high-schoolers are now using R in class, and to help even more students get exposure to R (while improving…
Webinar on Portfolio Rebalancing with R and Sybase
R users in the financial industry may be interested in the following webinar hosted by Revolution Analytics' partner Sybase on…
ggplot2 for Big Data
(Hadley Wickham, author of ggplot2 and several other R packages, guest blogs today about forthcoming big-data improvements to his R…
The R-Files: Paul Teetor
"The R-Files" is an occasional series from Revolution Analytics, where we profile prominent members of the R Community.
Oracle Big Data Appliance and Cloud Computing Stands on Shoulders of Giants
Oracle made several announcements at its recent Open World event demonstrates its strengths in the business computing market but also…
There’s a Lot to Like about R
I once heard John Chambers (the inventor of the S language, and member of the R Core Group) say, "Show…
Where to Find Data to Use with R
(Contributing blogger Joe Rickert has put together a fantastic list of data sources suitable for use with R. If you're…
