Smith-Pittman Algorithm: Enhancing Community Detection in Networks

November 11, 2024 | Benjamin Smith

Introduction Social network analysis examines individual entities and their relationships among them. The data is represented as a “graph” where individual entities are referred to as “nodes” and their relationships between them as “edges. A primary area of study in SNA is the analysis of interconnectivity of nodes, called ”communities” ...
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Greenland ice thickness

November 11, 2024 | Michael

Meltwater in crevasses in Greenland – CC-BY-NC by NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center Day 11 of 30DayMapChallenge: « Arctic » (previously). We’ll use the Greenland 5 km DEM, Ice Thickness, and Bedrock Elevation Grids (J. Bamber 2001) from J. L. Bamber, Layberry, and Gogineni (2001) and Layberry and Bamber (2001). Download here (after registration). Data The ...
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Manifold Learning

November 10, 2024 | Joseph Rickert

Many algorithms supporting AI and machine learning depend on the notion of embeddings. Data sets are mapped to or embedded in high-dimensional Euclidean vector spaces. Then, various mathematical strategies are employed to reduce data size by map...
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Python in Excel via Reticulate

November 10, 2024 | Adam Gladstone

This post describes a particular use-case for Python in Excel and how it was solved using the R package Reticulate 1.39.0 (https://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/reticulate/index.html) along with the ExcelRAddIn (https://github.com/Adam-Gladstone/Office365AddIns). A while back I read an interesting post on LinkedIn that ...
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Some R Conferences for 2025

November 9, 2024 | Isabella Velásquez

Exciting times ahead for R Conferences in 2025! Explore the list below to find your next event, and bookmark Jumping Rivers’ running list of events for regular updates. If your favorite conference isn’t included, let us know by dropping a commen... [Read more...]

R Work Opportunities

November 9, 2024 | Isabella Velásquez

I’ve been spotting new opportunities in data science, analytics, and research that highlight R programming skills and wanted to share a few interesting positions. Here are jobs open as of publishing (please check the links for the latest status)... [Read more...]

Calculating at Pencil and Paper Scale

November 6, 2024 | John Mount

Introduction It can be fun to drive a problem all the way into the ground. I don’t always get to do that on paying projects, however sometimes I can do it with hobby projects. In this case I am going to re-solve Dudeney’s Remainder Problem again and again ...
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Embedding R/exams Exercises as Forms in R/Markdown or Quarto Documents

November 6, 2024 | R/exams

Introduction to the new exams2forms package for including quizzes or individual questions from dynamic exercise templates into rmarkdown or quarto documents, e.g., for self-paced learning and self-assessment. Overview The new package exams2forms, co-authored with Reto Stauffer, provides several building blocks for embedding exercises written with the R ...
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DataCamp’s RADAR: Forward Edition

November 6, 2024 | alexandre.loy@datacamp.com

As 2024 draws to a close, which new trends should you be paying attention to? Join DataCamp’s flagship conference RADAR: Forward Edition to explore developments in data and AI that will shape 2025 and beyond. Date: November 13, 2024. Location: Online Cost: Free of charge Experts from top tech organizations will cover topics ... [Read more...]
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