The data science blog by eoda

The data analysis blog from the data science specialist: Here you can learn more about data science in a business context, technology trends, the use of the data science languages R and Python, and much more.

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reticulate – another step towards a multilingual and collaborative way of working

14. June 2018

R , Julia, Python – todays data scientists have the choice between numerous different programming languages, each with their own strengths and weaknesses. Would it not be convenient to bring…

Data Wonderland: Christmas songs from the viewpoint of a data scientist

19. December 2017

Whether „Driving Home for Christmas“, „Winter Wonderland“, „Let it snow!“ or „Last Christmas“ – every year christmas songs are taking over the charts again. While average Joe is joyfully putting on the next christmas song, the data scientist starts his journey of discovery through the snowy music history.

Tutorial: How to set up a Twitter bot using R

2. February 2017

On occasion of the 10,000th R package on CRAN, eoda operated an automated Twitter account which regularly posted the current number of packages available on CRAN until the 10,000-package milestone…

Professional support for users of open source R

24. November 2016

A variety of statistical methods, interaction with the existing IT landscape, different data structures and company-specific issues and processes – the framework conditions for data analysts are often complex. The…

Application possibilities of data science in laser technology

8. September 2016

>Speaker of the [R] Kenntnis-Tage 2016: Julia Gleixner | TRUMPF Laser GmbH The solid-state lasers of TRUMPF Laser are used for machining materials in various areas – from welding car…

Präsentation von eoda Chief Data Scientist Oliver Bracht auf der EXASOL Xperience 2016. ©Markus Köller, www.die-lounge.com

Data Mining Demo: Modelling and forecasting with R and EXASOL

20. June 2016

In the following you will find a simple data mining demo that shows modelling and forecasting in the connection of R and Exasol. If you have not performed the installation…

R and EXASOL: Installing and configuring necessary components

20. June 2016

The following text serves as a step-by-step instruction for installing and configuring all the necessary components for the connection of R with the Exasol Community Edition in a Windows environment.…

Spatial visualization with R – Tutorial

10. December 2014

The visualization of spatial data is one of the most popular applications when using R. This tutorial is an introduction to the visualization of spatial data and creation of geographic…

Potential and Possibilities of the Programming Language R for Predictive Maintenance

11. April 2014

Have you ever been asked a question starting with: “Can you use R to…“, only to politely interrupt the inquisitor at this point to reply with something similar to “Yes,…

Five ways to handle Big Data in R

27. November 2013

Big data was one of the biggest topics on this year’s useR conference in Albacete and it is definitely one of today’s hottest buzzwords. But what defines “Big Data”? And…