Learning Tree just published my article on why charts (and other data-intensive components) are usually a sign of lazy UI design. … [Read more...]
What Nathan Yau uses to visualize data
Nathan Yau of FlowingData has published an up-to-date list of what he uses to turn raw data into his impressive visualizations. What's always striking about the tools he uses is that there's no "quick fix". He utilizes a range of industry standard data manipulation (e.g. R) and graphic design (e.g. Adobe Illustrator) tools in his work. I particularly liked his comments on processing and … [Read more...]
Statisticians publish guidance on p-values
The American Statistical Association has taken the unprecedented step of issuing guidance on the use of p-values. Its statement was prompted by concerns that misuse of p-values was driving bad science. Basic and Applied Social Psychology has refused to accept papers containing p-values. A p-value is "informally" defined in the statement as ...the probability under a specified statistical … [Read more...]
Microsoft R Server is now on the Microsoft Data Science Virtual Machine
The Microsoft Data Science Virtual Machine (DSVM) now comes pre-configured with Microsoft R Server Developer Edition. As you can scale the DSVM according to your needs, this is an easy way to get going with some heavy duty R computations. … [Read more...]
The best job of 2016 is…data scientist!
According to Glassdoor, the best job in 2016 (in America) is data scientist. They determine this based on three factors number of job openings salary career opportunities rating The latter two are reported by their users. Personally I'm not buying it. Number 2 is tax manager... … [Read more...]