Publications by Laura Ellis

#FunDataFriday – #BlackInDataWeek

13.11.2020

WHAT IS IT?#BlackInDataWeek is a free, online data conference taking place November 16-21, 2020. Straight from their website, #BlackInDataWeek is: “A week-long celebration to (1) highlight the valuable work and experiences of Black people in the field of Data, (2) provide community, and (3) educational and professional resources.” WHY IS...

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#FunDataFriday – #BlackInDataWeek

13.11.2020

WHAT IS IT?#BlackInDataWeek is a free, online data conference taking place November 16-21, 2020. Straight from their website, #BlackInDataWeek is: “A week-long celebration to (1) highlight the valuable work and experiences of Black people in the field of Data, (2) provide community, and (3) educational and professional resources.” WHY IS...

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TikTok in R!

27.01.2021

Below is a quick tutorial showing how to use the tiktokrmd package to display TikTok videos in .Rmd files and then serve them up on GitHub pages. Late last week, Garrick Aden-Buie announced a new package that allows us to embed TikTok videos into R Markdown files. The package is called tiktokrmd and can be found here. It should also be note...

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TikTok in R!

27.01.2021

Below is a quick tutorial showing how to use the tiktokrmd package to display TikTok videos in .Rmd files and then serve them up on GitHub pages. Late last week, Garrick Aden-Buie announced a new package that allows us to embed TikTok videos into R Markdown files. The package is called tiktokrmd and can be found here. It should also be note...

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#FunDataFriday – Data Asset Exchange

19.03.2021

WHAT IS IT?The Data Asset Exchange (DAX) offers easy navigation of open datasets for AI that are ready to use in enterprise AI applications. For each dataset you have the option of downloading the data, exploring pre-created analysis notebooks (in R and Python), and also duplicating those notebooks in your own (free) Watson Studio environment.Pr...

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#FunDataFriday – Data Asset Exchange

19.03.2021

WHAT IS IT?The Data Asset Exchange (DAX) offers easy navigation of open datasets for AI that are ready to use in enterprise AI applications. For each dataset you have the option of downloading the data, exploring pre-created analysis notebooks (in R and Python), and also duplicating those notebooks in your own (free) Watson Studio environment.Pr...

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#FunDataFriday – esquisse R Package

09.04.2021

WHAT IS IT?An R package which creates easy ggplot charts through a drag and drop interface. You can use the pop up UI to create your perfect plot and then export the results as .png, .jpg or export the code!WHY IS IT AWESOME? Fast EDA – While ggplot is very fast and easy to use, if you are looking to visually explore your data at all angles wi...

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pelotonR

04.06.2021

Welcome to #FunDataFridayA 3 minute read about a cool data resource.Today’s #FunDataFriday article is about an R package called pelotonR.What is it?  The pelotonR package was created to provide users with simple access to the Peloton API through R.I created the package last year to provide a set of easy to use functions which allow the user t...

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Create Your Own Data Visualization Gallery

11.02.2022

As data visualization folks, we put a lot of effort into creating impactful and beautiful data visualizations. Some dataviz creations are so wonderful, that they should be considered a work of art. Let’s take it a step further and try our hand at displaying our work in a virtual data art gallery. The Data Visualization Art Gallery IdeaIn Jan...

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