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Testimonials for Monika Wahi’s Linked In Data Science Courses

Posted on by Monika Wahi
If you have questions about your journey toward a data science career, sometimes you can get them answered with online resources, but sometimes you do not get the information.
21
Apr

Testimonials for Monika Wahi’s data science courses on LinkedIn Learning are posted here. Read what learners are saying to help you decide if you want to take the courses!

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Data Science

Making Upset Plots with R Package UpSetR Helps Visualize Patterns of Attributes

Posted on by Monika Wahi
If you are having trouble setting options using R making plots, then you should read this blog post.
03
Apr

Making upset plots with R package UpSetR is an easy way to visualize patterns of attributes in your data. My blog post demonstrates making patterns of co-morbidities in health survey respondents from the BRFSS, and walks you through setting text and color options in the code.

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Data Science

Making Box Plots Different Ways is Easy in R!

Posted on by Monika Wahi
There are two main ways to make box plots in R, and this blog post shows you how, and explains the differences.
31
Mar

Making box plots in R affords you many different approaches and features. My blog post will show you easy ways to use both base R and ggplot2 to make box plots as you are proceeding with your data science projects.

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Data Science

Convert CSV to RDS When Using R for Easier Data Handling

Posted on by Monika Wahi
If you want to use R for a project and the source CSV is very big, it can improve input/output efficiency to convert the file to an RDS.
25
Mar

Convert CSV to RDS is what you want to do if you are working with big data files in R GUI and want to improve efficiency. Read my blog post for an explanation and video demonstrations of this process!

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Data Science

GPower Case Example Shows How to Calculate and Document Sample Size

Posted on by Monika Wahi
This case example shows a use case where we estimated sample size in GPower under different conditions.
18
Feb

GPower case example shows a use-case where we needed to select an outcome measure for our study, then do a power calculation for sample size required under different outcome effect size scenarios. My blog post shows what I did, and how I documented/curated the results.

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Data Science

Variable Names in SAS and R Have Different Restrictions and Rules

Posted on by Monika Wahi
You need to come up with names of variables in SAS and in R, but they need to be compatible with both languages if you are running a data warehouse.
04
Feb

Variable names in SAS and R are subject to different “rules and regulations”, and these can be leveraged to your advantage, as I describe in this blog post.

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Data Science

Referring to Variables in Processing Data is Different in SAS Compared to R

Posted on by Monika Wahi
When doing data processing, especially extract-transform-load (ETL) into a data warehouse, you might need to refer to the variables in your code, and it's done differently in SAS vs. R.
28
Jan

Referring to variables in processing is different conceptually when thinking about SAS compared to R. I explain the differences in my blog post.

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Data Science

Counting Rows in SAS and R Use Totally Different Strategies

Posted on by Monika Wahi
If you are a data scientist working with large datasets, you need to learn the commands to count both columns and rows in the dataset, whether you are using SAS or R.
14
Jan

Counting rows in SAS and R is approached differently, because the two programs process data in different ways. Read my blog post where I describe both ways.

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Data Science

Native Formats in SAS and R for Data Are Different: Here’s How!

Posted on by Monika Wahi
Why use particular data formats for different programming languages in statistics? Because the programs can then process the data faster and with more accuracy.
07
Jan

Native formats in SAS and R of data objects have different qualities – and there are reasons behind these differences. Learn about them in this blog post!

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Educational Resources

Need an Online Curriculum in Data Science or Public Health that is Engaging? Here are my Freebies and Hacks!

Posted on by Monika Wahi
This blog post talks about how I use deeper learning principles when I develop online curricula for public health and data science.
29
Dec

Need online curriculum in data science or public health that keeps the learners engaged? I share a links to free resources as well as my hacks to interest high!

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