# 352 search results for "boxplot"

## Labeled outliers in R boxplot

Boxplots are a good way to get some insight in your data, and while R provides a fine ‘boxplot’ function, it doesn’t label the outliers in the graph. However, with a little code you can add labels yourself:The numbers plotted next to ...

## Machine Learning in R for beginners

March 25, 2015
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Introducing: Machine Learning in R Machine learning is a branch in computer science that studies the design of algorithms that can learn. Typical machine learning tasks are concept learning, function learning or “predictive modeling”, clustering and finding predictive patterns. These tasks are learned through available data that were observed through experiences or instructions, for example. The post

## R Package ‘smbinning’: Optimal Binning for Scoring Modeling

March 24, 2015
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by Herman Jopia What is Binning? Binning is the term used in scoring modeling for what is also known in Machine Learning as Discretization, the process of transforming a continuous characteristic into a finite number of intervals (the bins), which allows for a better understanding of its distribution and its relationship with a binary variable. The bins generated by...

## Regression Models, It’s Not Only About Interpretation

March 22, 2015
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Yesterday, I did upload a post where I tried to show that “standard” regression models where not performing bad. At least if you include splines (multivariate splines) to take into accound joint effects, and nonlinearities. So far, I do not discuss the possible high number of features (but with boostrap procedures, it is possible to assess something related to...

## Part 3b: EDA with ggplot2

March 16, 2015
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In Part 3a I have introduced the plotting system ggplot2. I talked about its concept and syntax with some detail, and then created a few general plots, using the weather data set we've been working with in this series of tutorials. My goal was to show ...

## Israel’s 2015 election polls’ analysis with Shiny + ggplot2

March 16, 2015
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(This is a guest post by my friend Yoni Sidi, a PhD candidate in statistics at the Hebrew University) Background The Israeli elections are coming up this Tuesday, 17/3/2015 (i.e.: tomorrow!). They are a bit more complicated than your average US presidential race. The elections in Israel are based on nationwide proportional representation. The electoral … Continue reading...

## Why the Ban on P-Values? And What Now?

March 6, 2015
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Just recently, the editors of the academic journal Basic and Applied Social Psychology have decided to ban p-values: that’s right, the nexus for inferential decision making… gone! This has created quite a

## Plotly Graphs with Domino’s New R Notebook

March 3, 2015
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by Matt Sundquist co-founder of Plotly Domino's new R Notebook and Plotly's R API let you code, make interactive R and ggplot2 graphs, and collaborate entirely online. Here is the Notebook in action: Published R Notebook To execute this Notebook, or to build your own, head to Domino's Plotly Project. The GIF below shows how to get started: choose...

## Online course: Survey Analysis in R with Thomas Lumley

February 17, 2015
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On March 20, Thomas Lumley, the creator of the R Package “Survey”, will give an online course (in statistics.com) titled “Survey Analysis in R” The purpose of this 4-week online course, is to teach survey researchers who are familiar with R how to use it in survey research. The course uses Lumley’s Survey package. You will learn how to...