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Upcoming Talk: 2017 ACS Data Users Conference
My abstract was recently accepted for the 2017 ACS Data Users Conference, and on May 12 I will be giving a talk titled Mapping ACS Data in R with Choroplethr. I am looking forward to attending the...
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How to Reach More People with your Next Data Science Talk
Speaking publicly about your data science projects is one of the best things you can do for your portfolio. Writing your presentation will help you refine what your project is, who it is for, and how...
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Live Presentation: Kyle Walker on the tigris Package
Kyle Walker Next Tuesday (April 4) at 9am PT I will be hosting a webinar with Kyle Walker about the tigris package in R. In addition to creating the Tigris package, Kyle is also a Professor of...
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Choroplethr v3.6.0 is now on CRAN
Choroplethr version 3.6.0 is now on CRAN. This version adds functionality for getting and mapping demographics of US Census Tracts. You can install it from the R console as follows:...
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Choroplethr v3.6.1 is now on CRAN
Choroplethr version 3.6.1 is now on CRAN. This version makes it easier to Calculate the percent change in demographic datasets Visualize that percent change on a map Bonus: Download the code in this...
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Upcoming Talk on Monetizing R Packages
In early June I will be speaking at the San Francisco EARL Conference about my experience monetizing my own open source R packages. This is quite an exciting talk for me, as it will be the first time...
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Live Training: Using Email for your Data Science Portfolio
This Friday at 9am PT I will be running a live training titled Using Email for your Data Science Portfolio. Within the world of online communication, email is the best way to build relationships with...
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Live Event: Blogging for Data Scientists
John Sonmez This Thursday at 10am I will be doing a live event with John Sonmez, the founder of SimpleProgrammer. The presentation is titled Blogging for Data Scientists. John was a major influence on...
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Live Presentation: My Talk at the CDC
Last Thursday I had the honor of giving a talk about my open source work to the CDC’s R Users Group. A big thank you to the CDC for having me! As the creator of a software package that maps open data,...
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Slides from my Talk at the CDC
Two weeks ago I had the honor of giving a talk about my open source work at the CDC. Last week I gave the talk again as an open-enrollment webinar. In case you missed that talk, you can view the slides...
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Upcoming Talk: 2017 ACS Data Users Conference
My abstract was recently accepted for the 2017 ACS Data Users Conference, and on May 12 I will be giving a talk titled Mapping ACS Data in R with Choroplethr. I am looking forward to attending the...
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How to Reach More People with your Next Data Science Talk
Speaking publicly about your data science projects is one of the best things you can do for your portfolio. Writing your presentation will help you refine what your project is, who it is for, and how...
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Live Presentation: Kyle Walker on the tigris Package
Kyle Walker Next Tuesday (April 4) at 9am PT I will be hosting a webinar with Kyle Walker about the tigris package in R. In addition to creating the Tigris package, Kyle is also a Professor of...
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Choroplethr v3.6.0 is now on CRAN
Choroplethr version 3.6.0 is now on CRAN. This version adds functionality for getting and mapping demographics of US Census Tracts. You can install it from the R console as follows:...
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Choroplethr v3.6.1 is now on CRAN
Choroplethr version 3.6.1 is now on CRAN. This version makes it easier to Calculate the percent change in demographic datasets Visualize that percent change on a map Bonus: Download the code in this...
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Upcoming Talk on Monetizing R Packages
In early June I will be speaking at the San Francisco EARL Conference about my experience monetizing my own open source R packages. This is quite an exciting talk for me, as it will be the first time...
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Workshop on Monetizing R Packages
Last week I gave a talk at the San Francisco EARL Conference about monetizing R packages. The talk was well received, so this Thursday at 9am PT I will be giving the same presentation as a live...
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Upcoming Talk at the Bay Area R Users Group (BARUG)
Next Tuesday (August 8) I will be giving a talk at the Bay Area R Users Group (BARUG). The talk is titled Beyond Popularity: Monetizing R Packages. Here is an abstract of the talk: This talk will cover...
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acs v2.1.1 is now on CRAN
A new version of the acs package is now on CRAN. I recommend that all users of choroplethr update to this version. Here is how to do it: update.packages() packageVersion('acs') [1] ‘2.1.1’ As a...
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Slides from my Talk at the CDC
Two weeks ago I had the honor of giving a talk about my open source work at the CDC. Last week I gave the talk again as an open-enrollment webinar. In case you missed that talk, you can view the slides...
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