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Larry commented on Robin Gower's blog post Invitation to an Introduction to GNU-R"R is a statistical computing environment. I would consider it more similar to Matlab than SPSS or SAS although I could be wrong. R is widely used in several industries and is gaining a lot of momentum in the statistical and analytics…"
Robin Gower posted a blog postInvitation to an Introduction to GNU-R
I'll be giving a talk[1] in October to introduce people to GNU-R[2] - a popular and free statistical language and computing environment.The talk is being hosted by the Manchester Free Software group[3] and will be held at the Madlab[4] on 19/10/10 19:00-20:30.Naturally I'll be taking questions on the day but if you can think of any particular topics that you would like me to cover then please post a comment with your suggestions.I look forward to seeing you there!Robin[1]…See More
Robin Gower replied to Will Hardman's discussion Looking for analytics firms / consultancies around Bristol, UK"Hi Will,
Don't just look at the management consultancies - many firms operating at a sufficient scale will have an on-going requirement for analysts.
Have you thought about the Office for National Statistics? Newport isn't too far away…"
Robin Gower commented on Steffen Springer's blog post Free Data Mining Q&A-Site (Stackoverflow-Style)"Interesting! The stack overflow system really is great. The 'reputation' idea really helps to motivate participants to write good answers (and good questions for that matter). I'm committed! I'd like to see the scope broadened to…"
Robin Gower replied to Vincent Granville's discussion AnalyticBridge competition: investigate the spectacular stock market collapse of May 6, 2010 in the group Data Mining Competitions"Wasn't this blamed on a 'fat finger'?! Apparently, somebody meant to type 'm' for million and accidentally pressed 'b' for billion causing automated trading systems to spin out of control."
Robin Gower commented on Mirko Krivanek's blog post The Ash Cloud: Risk Analytics at their worst"I'm not sure that risk analysis was to blame. Surely the problem is that chaotic weather patterns are extremely hard to predict; iirc weather models tend to the 'white earth scenario' - i.e. a global freeze - when applied to…"
Robin Gower replied to Jose Simoes's discussion Using R for research"Memory.size() only applies on windows.
http://www.r-bloggers.com/memory-management-in-r-a-few-tips-and-tricks/
http://www.ats.ucla.edu/stat/R/faq/memory_usage_pc.htm"
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Invitation to an Introduction to GNU-R
Posted on September 24, 2010 at 7:51am 2 Comments 0 Likes
I'll be giving a talk[1] in October to introduce people to GNU-R[2] - a popular and free statistical language and computing environment.
The talk is being hosted by the Manchester Free Software group[3] and will be held at the Madlab[4] on 19/10/10 19:00-20:30.
Naturally I'll be taking questions on the day but if you can think of any particular topics that you would like me to cover then please post a comment with your suggestions.
I look forward to seeing you… Continue
The talk is being hosted by the Manchester Free Software group[3] and will be held at the Madlab[4] on 19/10/10 19:00-20:30.
Naturally I'll be taking questions on the day but if you can think of any particular topics that you would like me to cover then please post a comment with your suggestions.
I look forward to seeing you… Continue
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- At 3:42pm on February 19, 2008, Robin Gower said…
- As you've no doubt learned, work experience is vital. My first break came when, after many knock-backs, I applied for a job that I thought was "beneath" my skills/ salary expectations. I wasn't in the post long before my new employer realised what I was worth and I was soon promoted. It's very hard to convince people of your worth without having credentials to back-up your abilities (I'm afraid academic qualifications alone are insufficient). You might consider volunteering (charities will welcome analytical support) to build-up your CV.
The general rule for job searching is to keep your options open - keep thinking of alternatives. If you can't find work in statistical/ analytical businesses then apply for analytical jobs in other industries.
Keep your chin up, and don't let the rejections grind you down!
Let me know how you get on...
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