How to Import an Excel File in RStudio
RTools & LanguagesExcelRposted by Antoine Soetewey October 6, 2021
As we have seen in this article on how to install R and RStudio, R is useful for many kinds of computational tasks and statistical analyses. However, it would not be so powerful and useful without the possibility to import datasets into R. As you will most... Read more
Ditching Excel for Python – Lessons Learned from a Legacy Industry
PythonTools & LanguagesExcelposted by ODSC Community April 6, 2021
I’ve been in a reflective mood lately, probably because it’s the end of a very eventful year. Change is all around us and technology is the enabler. On that note, I’ve been thinking a lot about my own experiences with technology-driven change in the reinsurance industry,... Read more
How to Use Excel in Data Science for 2020
Business + ManagementFeatured PostModelingExcelMicrosoftposted by Elizabeth Wallace, ODSC January 10, 2020
Wait, don’t leave! Excel has a terrible reputation in data science, and there is about 20 years’ worth of literature cautioning against the use of Excel in data science. There are better, faster, more agile programs that spit fancier representations and offer cooler capabilities. And here’s... Read more