A list of 10 kid-friendly datasets to explore with for your next stem data project!
3 Reasons Why You Should Pre-Sketch Your Data Visualizations
Why performing an early mockup of your data visualization can help increase the speed and successful adoption of your project.
pelotonR
The pelotonR package provides users with simple access to the Peloton API data through R function calls.
Data Viz Competition: Mother & Daughter Team
An overview of my entry into the WIA data visualization competition with my 8 year old, Pokémon obsessed daughter!
Book Review: Build a Career in Data Science
Discussing the book and complimentary podcast called “Build a Career in Data Science” by Emily Robinson and Jacqueline Nolis.
Website Review: Machine Learning for Kids
“Machine Learning for Kids” is a website that educates children on the subject of Machine learning through hands on play.
R Package Review: Esquisse
A package which enables fast EDA and easy onboarding to ggplot through drag and drop charts
Website Review: Data Asset Exchange
The Data Asset Exchange (DAX) offers easy navigation of open datasets for AI that are ready to use in enterprise AI applications.
Explore Your Dataset in R
Simple exploratory data analysis (EDA) using some very easy one line commands in R.
Package Review: TikTokRmd
A quick tutorial showing how to use the tiktokrmd R package to display TikTok videos in .Rmd files and then serve them up on GitHub pages.
First Inaugural Data Mishaps Night
Join us for Data Mishaps Night on Friday, Feb 5th at 7pm CST.
Conference: Black In Data Week
#BlackInDataWeek is a free, online data conference taking place November 16-21, 2020
It's a week-long celebration to (1) highlight the valuable work and experiences of Black people in the field of Data, (2) provide community, and (3) educational and professional resources.
Display Pretty R tables in GitHub
Learn how to display your pretty R tables in GitHub by hosting your .Rmd html output with GitHub pages.
Create Easy US Maps in R - Thanksgiving Edition
See which US states are most excited about Thanksgiving. Explore Google search popularity for the keyword “thanksgiving” using gTrendsR while creating easy US maps in R using the usmap package.
Magazine Review: Wizard Zines
Wizard zines hosts a collection of awesome programming zines and posters by Julia Evans. The zines cover a wide range of technical topics like Linux, networking, debugging, containers, SQL, Git and more!
Image credit for SQL statement processing: wizard zines website.
Book Review: The Big Book of R
The big book of R is an open-source web page created by #rstats community member Oscar Baruffa. The page functions as an easy to navigate, one-stop shop for available books on the R programming language.
Tool Review: Data Illustrator
Data Illustrator is an easy and powerful data visualization tool that bridges the gap between traditional BI tools and design tools.
My pelotonR Package Debut!
I just released my first open-source package: pelotonR! The package was created to provide users with sample access to Peloton data through R. Learn more at the website: https://lgellis.github.io/pelotonR/
App Review: TwitterBot
Check out your twitter bot created in R by Thomas Serrano and shared by Bryan D Martin!
Data Science Books for Kids
Sharing some of my favorite data science and data foundation books for young kids!