Over a decade ago I tried (unsuccessfully) to learn how to program in R, but with help from a friend – Matt Dancho – I’m finally getting started. If you didn’t know, I’m writing my findings and experiences into a series of blog posts so you can follow along with my progress and maybe try out…
Almost 2 decades ago (my, how old I’ve become) I was just starting my PhD and one of the resident statisticians, who was also doing her PhD – Janine – starting pestering me to learn how to program and do statistics in R. I resisted, because I was just learning how to program in Matlab and…
Sometimes, when analysing your data the visualisation that you choose can end up as being a bit of an afterthought. After all, you’ve got your answer, so why waste time playing around with graphs when you can just get out there and change the world! Well, I guess you know the answer already – it’s the graph…
What is a Gaussian Curve, what can you do with it, and how do you get one with your data? This blog post will give you all the answers with lots of graphics and no complicated stats… Ready? Let’s jump right in… “In the 21st Century it is unacceptable that almost 50% of school leavers fail to…