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by ldp01 10y ago
Slightly off-topic but I've been having an argument with my friend around the security of census data. I wonder if anybody on HN might be able to shed some light... I made the comment that, potentially, a data breach could result in a
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by ldp01 10y ago
> My point is, the statistics may be painting a different picture when viewed in the whole. Even if this specific case is true, we may just be trading one cause of death for another. There's no guarantee overall injury or "suff
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by ldp01 10y ago
Another powerful tool I will keep in mind! I think this thread illustrates a kind of tension between those coming from an IT/big-data/web oriented background and the more traditional statistics/science/engineering side.
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by ldp01 10y ago
A reply from the man himself! Thanks for the link. I'll have a go. I do like the look of the dplyr library a lot. Combining functions like select and group_by with the pipe operators creates code that is reminiscent of SQL- very nice f
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by ldp01 10y ago
There are many things wrong with R but basic plotting functions are one of its strengths. Is this the way you did it? It seems pretty intuitive... a=pi/180 x=1:360 plot(x,sin(a * x)) plot(x,a * cos(a * x)) plot(x,-a^2 * sin(a * x))
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by ldp01 10y ago
I'm glad I read this comment. After checking some of the docs I think I will have a go at Python for data wrangling. List comprehensions look... friendly. R still rules for plotting and running canned statistical procedures but sometim
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by ldp01 10y ago
Note that's a winter peak you're looking at. The highest summer peak appears to have been just above 13GW. http://www.wattclarity.com.au/2016/02/highest-electricity-de... However your point still stands
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by ldp01 11y ago
Very neat! Would you consider adding a TeX() function to format the output strings into LaTeX? This functionality is very useful for someone who needs to present their results. I'm doing some coursework for my MSc in math, and have tak
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by ldp01 11y ago
Sorry to hear about your sister, that's horrible. I absolutely agree that there is a role for these devices in monitoring medical conditions. I have a sister who was born with a tachycardia condition which recurred in high school. I go