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Little Miss Data
Featured
Dec 30, 2024
Newbies, Kids & Teens Prompt Engineering Tutorial
Dec 30, 2024

A tutorial tailored for kids. teens and beginners to explore the basics of prompt engineering in an engaging, hands-on way

Dec 30, 2024
Sep 11, 2021
Simple EDA in R with inspectdf
Sep 11, 2021

Quickly and easily perform exploratory data analysis (EDA) on your individual data set or compare datasets in R with the Inspectdf function!

Sep 11, 2021
Oct 1, 2020
Create Easy US Maps in R - Thanksgiving Edition
Oct 1, 2020

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.

Oct 1, 2020
Jul 1, 2020
My pelotonR Package Debut!
Jul 1, 2020

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/

Jul 1, 2020
Mar 29, 2020
At Home Data Activities for Young Kids
Mar 29, 2020

A week full of very easy data gathering and visualization activities to do with your young kids!

Mar 29, 2020
Mar 6, 2020
Map Plots Created With R And Ggmap
Mar 6, 2020

A tutorial demonstrating how to create geographical maps in R using ggmap.  Technologies include: R, Watson Studio and IBM Cloud.

Mar 6, 2020
Mar 3, 2020
Patchwork R package goes nerd viral
Mar 3, 2020

A few weeks ago, my tweet on the R patchwork package went nerd viral. I analyze the tweet performance and possible impact on the patchwork package downloads. I’ll arrange the resulting graphs with patchwork!

As a bonus, I’ll show y’all how I added an image to the patchwork layout by placing it within a ggplot graph and fixing the coordinates to avoid weird scaling issues.

Mar 3, 2020
Jan 22, 2020
How to solve a business problem using data
Jan 22, 2020

A step by step approach to breaking down your business problem into a less intimidating data problem.

Jan 22, 2020
Oct 2, 2019
Analyzing the bachelor franchise ratings with gtrendsR!
Oct 2, 2019

Which season of the bachelor really was the most dramatic ever? Analyze the relative popularity of the bachelor franchise seasons as measured by their google search traffic using R, gtrendsR, ggplot2, ggimage and gganimate!

Oct 2, 2019
Sep 4, 2019
Create an Icon Map in R with ggmap and ggimage
Sep 4, 2019

Learn how to create an icon map in R with ggmap and ggimage!

Sep 4, 2019
Jul 24, 2019
DB2 SSL Connection in DBeaver
Jul 24, 2019

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

Jul 24, 2019
May 15, 2019
Highlighting with ggplot2: The Old School and New School Way
May 15, 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).

May 15, 2019
Apr 30, 2019
Set Analysis: A face off between Venn diagrams and UpSet plots
Apr 30, 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.

Apr 30, 2019
Mar 13, 2019
Create interactive ggplot graphs with plotly
Mar 13, 2019

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

Mar 13, 2019
Feb 23, 2019
Let's get LEGO'd!
Feb 23, 2019

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

Feb 23, 2019
Jan 2, 2019
Free Hosted Dashboards in IBM Watson Studio
Jan 2, 2019

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

Jan 2, 2019
Sep 24, 2018
Create stylish tables in R using formattable
Sep 24, 2018

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

Sep 24, 2018
Sep 5, 2018
Get Started with R (For Free) in IBM Watson Studio
Sep 5, 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?

Sep 5, 2018
Jun 20, 2018
Awesome Twitter Word Clouds in R
Jun 20, 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.

Jun 20, 2018
Jun 12, 2018
Data + Art STEAM Project: Initial Results
Jun 12, 2018

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

Jun 12, 2018
Apr 3, 2018
Time Based Heatmaps in R
Apr 3, 2018

A tutorial demonstrating how to create time based heatmaps in R.  Technologies include: R, Watson Studio and IBM Cloud.

Apr 3, 2018
Feb 11, 2018
Data Storytelling Using Flourish Studio
Feb 11, 2018

A tutorial blog reviewing the art of data storytelling and showing how to use Flourish, a platform for storytelling and visualisation

Feb 11, 2018
Jan 23, 2018
Data Science Graphs (without the code!)
Jan 23, 2018

A tutorial exploring RAW Graphs; a free tool enabling everyone to create high-end, data science style graphs without the code!

Jan 23, 2018
Dec 30, 2017
Analysis on Google's Best Apps of 2017 List
Dec 30, 2017

A look at Google's "Best Apps of 2017" lists.  In this tutorial we use screen scraping and a wide variety of visualization techniques.  Technologies include: R, Data Science Experience and IBM Cloud.

Dec 30, 2017
Dec 17, 2017
Predictive Analytics Tutorial: Part 4
Dec 17, 2017

Part 4 of 4 in a tutorial showing how to perform end to end predictive analytics to solve your business problem.  The tutorial focuses on creating, selecting and implementing predictive models.  It uses R notebooks, Data Science Experience and IBM Cloud.

Dec 17, 2017
Nov 27, 2017
Predictive Analytics Tutorial: Part 3
Nov 27, 2017

Part 3 of 4 in a tutorial showing how to perform end to end predictive analytics to solve your business problem.  The tutorial uses R notebooks, Data Science Experience and IBM Cloud.

Nov 27, 2017
Nov 14, 2017
Predictive Analytics Tutorial: Part 2
Nov 14, 2017

Part 2 of 4 in a tutorial showing how to perform end to end predictive analytics to solve your business problem.  The tutorial uses R notebooks, Data Science Experience and IBM Cloud.

Nov 14, 2017
Nov 2, 2017
Predictive Analytics Tutorial: Part 1
Nov 2, 2017

Part 1 of 4 in a tutorial showing how to perform end to end predictive analytics to solve your business problem.  The tutorial uses R notebooks, Data Science Experience and IBM Cloud. 

Nov 2, 2017
Aug 10, 2017
Dashboards for Everyone!
Aug 10, 2017

A tutorial showing how everyone can use Google Data Studio to mobilize their personal analysis.  Try it out and share your results!

Aug 10, 2017

 

 

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