Ryan Swanstrom

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  • Do’s and Don’ts of Data Science

    Don’t Start with the Data Do Start with a Good Question Don’t think one person can do it all Do build a well-rounded team Don’t only use one tool Do use the best tool for the job Don’t brag about the size of your data Do collect relevant data Don’t ignore domain knowledge Do consult… Read more

  • Data USA Visualizations

    DataUSA.io a huge collection of visualizations displaying U.S. public data. It is fun to browse the visualizations, plus there is also an API. Read more

  • Tips for Future Data Scientists

    While preparing a for a recent talk I gave to an undergraduate audience, I started compiling some tips for future data scientists. The tips are intended for students (undergraduate and graduate) or anyone else planning to enter the field of data science. I asked a few of my data science friends and posted a question… Read more

  • Getting Started with Data Science Specialties

    I frequently ask young people, particularly undergraduates, what they plan to do with their future. I am often less than enthused with the responses which sound something like this: I hope to get a job doing statistics. I just want to work with computers. I want to be a data scientist. I just want a… Read more

  • Google Announces Public Data Sets

    Somewhat lost in the hype of Google’s Cloud Machine Learning announcement (which is itself neat), was the release of Google’s Public Data Sets. I think this has been previously happening, but now Google has an official location for these public data sets stored in BigQuery. You can: Access and use the data in your applications… Read more

  • Midwest Undergraduate Data Analytics Competition

    The 2016 Midwest Undergraduate Data Analytics Competition (MUDAC) will be held at Winona State University in Winona, Minnesota on April 2 and 3. What is MUDAC? MUDAC is an intense 2-day analytics competition aimed at undergraduate students. Teams compete to solve a problem posed by an external organization. Who can compete? Teams of 3 to… Read more

  • Data Society – A new Data Science Learning Platform

    If you are looking to learn data science but do not have the time or money for a full master’s degree, Data Society might be your answer. Data Society is an online data analysis skills training program that is designed by educators and curated by data science experts. The learning experience is online and includes:… Read more

  • Data Science and IoT Course

    Want to learn about data science and the Internet of Things (IoT)? Futuretext is about to start Data Science for Internet of Things. It is a course aimed at people looking to learn the topics and transition into IoT and data science careers. Here are some quick highlights about the course. Starts Mid March 2016… Read more

  • The Human Face of Big Data – Debuts Tonight

    The Human Face of Big Data makes its debut tonight, 2/24/2016, on PBS (if you are in the United States). Hopefully it will be available via the PBS website fairly soon. http://player.pbs.org/viralplayer/2365663059 Read more

  • Data Science and the Essential Terms

    I was honored to be able to provide the data science introductory article for the Special Data issue of AL MAGNET magazine. The article is titled, Data Science and the Essential Terms. It provides a description of data science and an example workflow. It also points out some of the key terms in data science… Read more

  • Introduction to Microsoft R Open (Webinar)

    Tomorrow, January 28, 2016, David Smith will present a webinar titled Introduction to Microsoft R Open. David is the R Community Lead at Microsoft. The webinar will discuss: Introduction to R History of R Enhancements of Microsoft R Open (Microsoft’s enhanced distribution of open-source R) CRAN Time Machine Reproducible Data Analysis If you are looking… Read more

  • Data Science for Social Good Fellowship 2016

    Once again, Data Science for Social Good will be hosting a fellowship during the summer of 2016. They have a summer program that trains data scientists by having them work on important and impactful projects. The fellowship is paid and it lasts 12 weeks in Chicago, Illinois. The deadline to apply is February 1, 2016,… Read more

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