Esri joins the R Consortium
It's another sign of R's push into the enterprise, as the geospatial analysis vendor joins companies such as Microsoft, IBM, Oracle and Google.
How to download new Census data with R
Here's how to get data from the just-released 2015 American Community Survey using R.
Bottlenose aims to automate data science tasks
Its Nerve Center 3 product targets the mid-range of the market
Qlik to add R, Python support
Qlik will be adding R and Python integration to its data analysis tool later this month, continuing a BI trend to use scripting languages to bulk up the power of drag-and-drop platforms.
Feds seek help in analyzing traffic death spike
If you've got data skills, the US government hopes you'll pitch in to help figure out why more people were killed in traffic accidents last year than in any of the prior six.
Microsoft ratchets up its R enthusiasm
Microsoft announces more R capabilities within its Power BI platform and launches an R Script Showcase.
Esri offers free aid to agencies battling disasters
Fire? Flood? Hurricane? Esri will offer tech support to organizations facing active disasters.
Data wrangling tool Trifacta aims to ease analysis pain
The free version handles files up to 100 MB in text, Excel and JSON formats.
Datafest! Highlights from Open Data Science Conference Boston
I round up some of the more interesting sessions at ODSC Boston
Primaries show the danger of focusing on bad data
Whatever your politics, this year's presidential primaries are a great lesson in how to focus on the wrong metrics.
Data: What you want to know about Super Tuesday states
Dig into demographics with this Esri story map
Plotly targets BI users with new dashboard emphasis
The cloud service that once focused on stand-alone data visualizations now hopes to play in the business intelligence space.
Best Black Friday tech books & video sales
Want to bruh up on a tech skill or learn a new one? Now's a good time to buy a how-to ebook, video class or even paper book thanks to Thanksgiving holiday weekend sales.
5 things wrong with Slack
Slack may have a compelling interface -- and fun bots -- but some things need to be fixed if it's going to replace my in-company email and IM.
Plotly to open source its dataviz code
The JavaScript library is now free to use in any project, or offline in MATLAB, RStudio or a Jupyter notebook.
Are death rates really soaring for middle-aged white Americans?
It's hard to argue with a paper written by a Nobel Laureate. But statistician Andrew Gelman is, in a way, doing just that.
New $85K package development service backed by R Consortium
And, the consortium's Infrastructure Steering Committee has more money to award; applications are now open.
R conference live blog: EARL Boston
Interesting tips and tidbits on how to make better use of R, live from the Effective Application of the R Language conference.
iPhone, Mac sales surge
You may have heard by now that it was a strong quarter for Apple device sales, especially iPhones and Macs. However, seasonality can sometimes mask longer-term trends, which is why I also like to look at 4-quarter rolling...
