Martin’s blog

Long-form versions of talks, other miscellany

Population density map

data science

using R

rstats

mapping

population

Inspired by a Linkedin post by Kyle Walker, I decided to take a crack at creating a dasymetric dot-density map. Here’s my hometown of Victoria, BC, using #rstats to show…

Continuous Learning in a Time of Continuous Change

data science

using R

rstats

teaching

learning

career

professional development

A long-form version of my presentation at the Statistical Society of Canada conference on 2022-06-03, one of the invited panelists on “Maintaining Relevancy Through New…

When variables are, indeed, variable

data science

using R

rstats

data mishaps

This blog post is a long-form version of the talk I gave as part of the Data Mishaps virtual event on 2021-02-05. Thanks to the event organizers Caitlin Hudon and Laura…

Importing fixed-width files with {palmerpenguins}

data science

using R

rstats

ornithology

tidyverse

import

Fixed-width text files are not as frequently encountered as they used to be, but they are still out there. This exercise is a walk-though of the process of importing a…

Same name, different bird

data science

using R

rstats

ornithology

Some thoughts on the varieties of “data scientist”.

Overcoming gravity & achieving escape velocity

data science

using R

rstats

This blog post is a long-form version of the talk I gave as part of the EARL Conference in Seattle on 2018-11-07. This edition of the blog post has been edited to capture…

Book review–Storytelling with Data

data science

book review

Originally posted to bayesball.blogspot.com, 2016-03-06

Always a learner be

Or, another thought provoked (History 5702W)

data science

open source

learning

“Continuous learning”: over-worked cliche or necessary for success?

Reflections on History 5702

data science

open source

learning

Some random ideas about data analysis methods.