Publications by The Jumping Rivers Blog
Getting started with theme()
The theme() function in {ggplot2} is awesome. Although it’s only one function, it gives you so much control over your final plot. theme() allows us to generate a consistent, in-house style for our graphics, modify the text within our plots and more. Getting comfortable with theme() will really take your {ggplot2} skills up a notch. Normally, when...
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Python Virtual Environments and Barbie
Having recently been to see the Barbie movie, it got us thinking: Barbie and Python have more things in common than meets the eye (step aside Ken!). For a start, they are both pioneers in their respective fields: Barbie is a famous fashion doll owned by millions of people around the globe, while Python is a famous programming language with millions...
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An Introduction to Python Package Managers
Python is a general purpose, high level language which, thanks to its simplicity and versatility, has become very popular, especially within the data science community. The extensive Python community has developed and contributed thousands of libraries and packages over the years in a plethora of different disciplines to aid developers with their a...
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Shiny in Production: Sponsors
There’s only two weeks left to go until Shiny in Production 2023! The events team are hard at work getting things ready for the day, and we wanted to take this opportunity to say a huge thank you to our event sponsors! Gold Sponsor National Innovation Centre for Data The National Innovation Centre for Data (NICD) was created in 2019 with £30 mil...
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Reproducible reports with Jupyter
Jupyter notebooks are a useful tool for Python users of all levels. They allow us to mix together plain text (formatted as Markdown) with Python code. This is beneficial for beginners and experienced data scientists alike:Beginners that are learning Python for the first time can use Markdown cells to annotate code and record notes.By splitting up t...
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posit::conf(2023)
Our bags are packed, flights are booked, and we’re ready to head stateside for posit::conf(2023). We’re excited to be sponsoring the event this year, as well as presenting a few talks ourselves. You’ll be able to fine Colin, Liam and Rich at the Jumping Rivers exhibition stand for the week, come along, say hello, and get your hands on one of ...
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Shiny in Production: Full speaker lineup
We are pleased to announce the full line-up for this year’s Shiny in Production conference! Don’t miss out on this excellent set of talks and workshops – head over to the conference website to sign up now! Workshops This year’s workshops consist of two delivered by our JR trainers, and one by a special guest, Andrie de Vries of Posit! Andri...
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Shiny in Production: Full speaker lineup
We are pleased to announce the full line-up for this year’s Shiny in Production conference! Don’t miss out on this excellent set of talks and workshops – head over to the conference website to sign up now!WorkshopsThis year’s workshops consist of two delivered by our JR trainers, and one by a special guest, Andrie de Vries of Posit!Andrie d...
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Talks to watch at the RSS International Conference 2023
The Royal Statistical Society International conference is next week from 4-7 September 2023, hosted in Harrogate. Jumping Rivers are exhibiting at the conference, as well as delivering workshops and talks. The draft program can now be viewed online, so we wanted to let you know where you can find us at the event and some of the other sessions we ar...
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Best Practices for Data Cleaning and Preprocessing
As data scientists, we often find ourselves immersed in a vast sea of data, trying to extract valuable insights and hidden patterns. However, before we embark on the journey of data analysis and modeling, we must first navigate the crucial steps of data cleaning and preprocessing. In this blog post, we will explore the significance of data cleaning...
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