Tag: Trends

Feed: R-bloggers. Author: R on Jacob Long. It has been a long time coming, but my R packagepanelr is now onCRAN. Since I started work on itwell over a year ago, it has become essential to my own workflow and I hopeit can be useful for others. panel_data object class One key contribution, that I hope can help other developers, is the creation ofa panel_data object class. It is a modified tibble, which is itself amodified data.frame. panel_data frames are grouped by entity, so manyoperations (e.g., mean(), cumsum()) performed by dplyr’s mutate()are groupwise operations. The panel_data frame also works very ... Read More

Feed: R-bloggers. Author: hrbrmstr. I caught a re-tweet of this tweet by @harry_stevens: THREAD: I wrote a post on @observablehq about a map I made today. It shows a typical day in the life of a graphics journalist: You never know what problems you'll have to solve on deadline! https://t.co/yRhW1wbLxN #d3js #dataviz 1/7 pic.twitter.com/7N6mmK0nz3 — Harry Stevens (@Harry_Stevens) May 16, 2019 Harry’s thread and Observable post are great on their own and both show power and utility of Observable javascript notebooks. However, the re-tweet (which I’m not posting because it’s daft) took a swipe at both Python & R. Now, ... Read More

Feed: SAS Blogs. Author: Missy Hannah. As a publishing house inside of SAS, we often hear: “Does anyone want to read books anymore?” Especially technical programmers who are “too busy” to read. About a quarter of American adults (24%) say they haven’t read a book in whole or in part in the past year, whether in print, electronic or audio form. In addition, leisure reading is at an all-time low in the US. However, we know that as literacy expansion throughout the world has grown, it has also helped reduce inequalities across and within countries. Over the years many articles ... Read More

Feed: AWS Government, Education, & Nonprofits Blog. Author: publicsector. There will be 160 sessions, an Earth and Space keynote, a fireside chat with Andy Jassy, CEO of AWS, and more at this year’s Amazon Web Services (AWS) Public Sector Summit in Washington, DC. Your challenge is to decide what activities you don’t want to miss!Here are a few suggestions to get on your calendar: Earth & Space Keynote: Back by popular demand, Teresa Carlson, Vice President of Worldwide Public Sector at AWS, will host the Earth & Space on AWS keynote on Monday, June 10, to kick off the Summit ... Read More

Feed: Liquid Web. Author: Christie Chirinos; In this guide, we’ll be taking you through the life cycle of a business from launch to maturity and whatever comes after. We’ll examine the four phases of business growth:LaunchGrowthShake-OutMaturityBy the time we reach the mysterious fifth stage, you’ll have a blueprint for success for your business.The Purpose of the Business Life CycleAlthough all businesses are inherently unique, they often follow a similar trajectory. In fact, if you plot a business’ journey from conception to present on a timeline, you’ll usually see five distinct phases. It’s similar to how people grow and mature; the ... Read More

Feed: Featured Blog Posts - Data Science Central. Author: Ronald van Loon. The supply chain of today is governed by the manufacturer, wholesaler, retailer, and businesses operating in between. Not only has the concept of a supply chain progressed by leaps and bounds during the last decade or so, but it is also one of the most critical functions for an organization looking to achieve its short-term and long-term business goals. The supply chain, if perfected, is a critical weapon in this competitive environment. The incorporation of the digital transformation in supply chain processes will eventually lead to newer business ... Read More

Feed: Microsoft Power BI Blog | Microsoft Power BI. Author: . We have an exciting release this month. On top of incremental improvements for several of our recent released features, such as the key influencers visual and our new filter pane, we also have a new performance analyzer pane. This new pane lets you get a behind the scenes view of what’s happening when your report is loading, which can help you optimize your report and improve your end user’s experience. Here’s the complete list of May updates: Reporting Analytics Modeling Visualizations Data connectivity Other For a summary of the ... Read More

Feed: Planet MySQL; Author: The Pythian Group; Percona Live provides the open source database community with an opportunity to discover and discuss the latest open source trends, technologies, and innovations. The conference includes the best and brightest innovators and influencers in the open source database industry. This year, Percona Live is being held at the Hyatt Regency in Austin, Texas from May 28-30, 2019. Pythian is proud to be a Silver Sponsor this year, with a full force of our technical experts speaking on a variety of subjects and technologies. These are sessions you won’t want to miss! If you’re ... Read More

Feed: Microsoft Power BI Blog | Microsoft Power BI. Author: . We can’t wait for Microsoft Business Applications Summit this year – and it’s almost here! Coming to Atlanta, Georgia June 10 – 11, this is your chance to get hands-on with your favorite tools, go one-on-one with experts and engineers, and collaborate with our vibrant community of data drivers. Why Attend? Top 10 reasons to join us in June. Learn more about Microsoft’s end-to-end business applications, break down silos, and drive digital transformation through an adaptable approach that works with – and for – you.  Build your skills onsite and start your transformation straight away. 16 pre-days and 150+ sessions. Get hands-on in ... Read More

Feed: SAS Blogs. Author: Robert Allison. We recently had some severe storms come through North Carolina, which even spawned a tornado in Wake county (the county where I live and work). This got me wondering when and where we've had tornadoes in NC in the past ... and, of course, I had to create a map! But first, here's a picture my friend Kim took, showing some of the storm damage in Cottonville, NC (just east of Charlotte). When it comes to weather-related data, I often turn to the NOAA website. I found links to the annual tornado data for ... Read More