Using R to Issue Beach Safety Alerts?

The 10 Statistical Techniques Data Scientists Need to Master, advice to aspiring data scientists, combining boxplots & point plots. [DataCamp]( DataCamp Weekly Issue #24 ― November 21, 2017 Hi there - it’s Tuesday, time for another digest of interesting news, projects, and resources we picked out for you. Starting with Pipes in R, data science for software development, exploring the spread of the #MeToo movement on Twitter, Awesome Python, and more. Hope you enjoy this one! Like what you’re seeing? Forward to a friend! Received this email from a friend? [Sign up]( for a DataCamp account to to receive a dose of data science every Tuesday. Projects & Resources [Using Data Science to Explore Software Development]( What can data science mean for software development? In this blog post by Greg Wilson, you'll discover some interesting case studies of data science in software engineering! [datacamp.com]( [Pipes in R Tutorial For Beginners]( Learn more about the famous pipe operator %>% and other pipes in R, why and how you should use them and what alternatives you can consider from DataCamp’s data journalist Karlijn Willems. [datacamp.com]( [How to combine point and boxplots in timeline charts with ggplot2 facets]( Sometimes different variables need to be plotted differently on the same axis. As the title suggests, this nifty tutorial shows you how to combine point and boxplots in timeline charts in R with code samples. [shirinsplayground.netlify.com]( [How to plot basic maps with ggmap]( Quick tutorial on using the ggmap package to download and plot beautiful maps using R! [r-bloggers.com]( In the News [How the #MeToo Movement Spread on Twitter]( What can data science tell us about tweets with the #MeToo hashtag, the popular movement that spread on Twitter across the world and in multiple languages? Fascinating piece of data journalism by DataCamp’s Hugo Bowne-Anderson. [datacamp.com]( [The City of Chicago uses R to issue beach safety alerts]( This is a very interesting application of data science in government. The Clear Water initiative in Chicago uses R to monitor and issue safety alerts when E Coli levels in water spike up to dangerous levels. Great read. [blog.revolutionanalytics.com]( [The 10 Statistical Techniques Data Scientists Need to Master]( Good overview of 10 statistical techniques data scientists need to master. Do you know all of these? [kdnuggets.com]( [Advice to aspiring data scientists: start a blog]( Interesting advice from DataCamp instructor David Robinson to aspiring data scientists: start a blog. Regardless of skill level, starting a blog can have surprising beneficial effects. [varianceexplained.com]( Elsewhere • [10 Free Machine Learning books]( • [Machine Learning Algorithms: Which One to Choose for Your Problem]( • [Shiny App for making Pixel Art Models]( • [Awesome Python]( Jobs • [Dashboard/Visualization developer in R/Shiny at International Finance Corporation, Remote OK]( • [Data Science Engineer, Bonify, Berlin]( That's all for now. Have a great week! [DataCamp] [DataCamp]( DataCamp Inc. | 2067 Massachusetts Avenue | Cambridge MA 02140 [Facebook] [Facebook]( [Twitter] [Twitter]( [LinkedIn] [LinkedIn]( [YouTube] [YouTube]( [Unsubscribe](