Tag Archives: visualization

When to use Excel, when to use R?

Posted on January 26, 2010 by michaelmilton

Because I wrote a book on data analysis and am currently finishing a book on Excel and a introductory video series on R for O’Reilly (I’ll tweet the link when I have one), I get asked this question pretty frequently. … Continue reading →

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Four ways that writing Head First has blown my mind

Posted on August 19, 2009 by michaelmilton

If you’re at all familiar with Head First books, you probably know that they’re written differently from most books that aspire to help you learn a new skill. Brett McLaughlin, Brian Sawyer, and Andrew Stellman have all recently weighed in on … Continue reading →

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