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Little Miss Data
Website Review: From Data to Viz
Aug 16

Aug 16 Website Review: From Data to Viz

Laura Grace Ellis
dataviz, python, 2019

Check out the “From Data to Viz” website to learn more about common graph types, their use, caveats and how to create them.

DB2 SSL Connection in DBeaver
Jul 24

Jul 24 DB2 SSL Connection in DBeaver

Laura Grace Ellis
tutorial, 2019

This post shows how to hack a DB2 SSL connection in DBeaver

Create Easy to Follow Technical Tutorials
Jun 24

Jun 24 Create Easy to Follow Technical Tutorials

Laura Grace Ellis
datascience, article, R, tutorial, 2019

Tips and tricks to creating easy to follow technical tutorials.

Highlighting with ggplot2: The Old School and New School Way
May 15

May 15 Highlighting with ggplot2: The Old School and New School Way

Laura Grace Ellis
R, tutorial, visualization, 2019

A tutorial showing how to highlight a subset of your data in R within the context of the full data set. We review the old school way (ggplot layering) and new school way (gghighlight).

Set Analysis: A face off between Venn diagrams and UpSet plots
Apr 30

Apr 30 Set Analysis: A face off between Venn diagrams and UpSet plots

Laura Grace Ellis
datascience, R, visualization, tutorial, STEAM, 2019

A tutorial to explore the differences between two practices used for set analysis: Venn diagrams and UpSet plots. Tutorial coded in R but similar concepts and packages are available in many tool sets.

Create interactive ggplot graphs with plotly
Mar 13

Mar 13 Create interactive ggplot graphs with plotly

Laura Grace Ellis
R, visualization, tutorial, 2019

A tutorial showing how to create interactive ggplot2 graphs in R with the ploty package.

Let's get LEGO'd!
Feb 23

Feb 23 Let's get LEGO'd!

Laura Grace Ellis
datascience, R, tutorial, visualization, 2019

Create your own 3D Lego masterpieces in R using custom functions and the rayshader package.

R Studio Conf 2019 - Easing your FOMO with R Resources
Jan 21

Jan 21 R Studio Conf 2019 - Easing your FOMO with R Resources

Laura Grace Ellis
article, datascience, tutorial, R, conference, 2019

Aiming to ease your RStudio::Conf FOMO by sharing as much R and conference information as possible. The goal is to help everyone feel included, ready to level up their R skills and engage with the community!

Free Hosted Dashboards in IBM Watson Studio
Jan 2

Jan 2 Free Hosted Dashboards in IBM Watson Studio

Laura Grace Ellis
datascience, tutorial, visualization, dashboard, 2019

A tutorial showing how to create free hosted dashboards using Watson Studio and IBM Cloud.

Updated ggmap Tutorial!
Dec 10

Dec 10 Updated ggmap Tutorial!

Laura Grace Ellis
R, datascience, 2018

The ggmap tutorial has been updated to address the Google Static Map API service issues.

Data + Art STEAM Project: Final Results
Oct 30

Oct 30 Data + Art STEAM Project: Final Results

Laura Grace Ellis
R, STEAM, visualization, kids, 2018

The final results of the Data + Art STEAM project with Forest Hill Junior and Senior Public School in Toronto!

Taking Data Democracy On The Road
Oct 7

Oct 7 Taking Data Democracy On The Road

Laura Grace Ellis
event data, visualization, conference, 2018

I’m taking data democracy on the road with podcasts and conference talks!

Create stylish tables in R using formattable
Sep 24

Sep 24 Create stylish tables in R using formattable

Laura Grace Ellis
datascience, R, tutorial, visualization, 2018

Enhance your data storytelling skills by creating beautiful R display tables with using formattable.

Get Started with R (For Free) in IBM Watson Studio
Sep 5

Sep 5 Get Started with R (For Free) in IBM Watson Studio

Laura Grace Ellis
datascience, tutorial, R, visualization, 2018

A tutorial showing how to get started with R in IBM Watson Studio. It provides a free, hosted R environment. What’s not to love?

NASA Datanauts!
Aug 24

Aug 24 NASA Datanauts!

Laura Grace Ellis
R, datascience, article, 2018

An overview of my experience in the NASA Datanaut kickoff session

“Choose Your Own Adventure" Analytics On-boarding
Jul 1

Jul 1 “Choose Your Own Adventure" Analytics On-boarding

Laura Grace Ellis
article, tutorial, 2018

Lower the barriers to productivity by employing a “Select your own adventure” approach to on-boarding your new analytics team members.

Awesome Twitter Word Clouds in R
Jun 20

Jun 20 Awesome Twitter Word Clouds in R

Laura Grace Ellis
R, tutorial, visualization, 2018

Tap into Twitter data and create custom word clouds that will visualize the conversation in an impactful way. Analysis performed with R and the rtweet and wordcloud2 packages.

Data + Art STEAM Project: Initial Results
Jun 12

Jun 12 Data + Art STEAM Project: Initial Results

Laura Grace Ellis
datascience, R, tutorial, visualization, STEAM, kids, 2018

An introduction to the Data + Art STEAM project with Forest Hill Junior and Senior Public School in Toronto!

Summertime Fun: R Graphs with LaCroixColoR, Magick Animations + More!
May 29

May 29 Summertime Fun: R Graphs with LaCroixColoR, Magick Animations + More!

Laura Grace Ellis
R, tutorial, datascience, 2018

A fun summertime blog creating LaCroix themed R graphs using LaCroixColoR & Magick animations

Building a Data Democracy
May 1

May 1 Building a Data Democracy

Laura Grace Ellis
quality, event data, article, dashboard, 2018

Data democracy has been a hot topic of late. But what does this really mean? Further, what do we actually need to DO to build a culture of data democracy?

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