What first interested you in data analysis, Python and pandas? I started my career working in ad tech, where I had access to log-level data from the ads that were being served, and I learned R to ...

When it comes to working with data in a tabular form, most people reach for a spreadsheet. That’s not a bad choice: Microsoft Excel and similar programs are familiar and loaded with functionality for ...

In December 2019 my InfoWorld colleague Sharon Machlis wrote an article called “How to merge data in R using R merge, dplyr, or data.table.” Sharon is a whiz at R programming, and analytics in general ...

Every Python developer knows some or all of these libraries, because they’re stable, reliable, and excellent at what they do.

Our BizDev team at work asked me to explain why Data Management developed different cultures and languages to that of Data Science. I found this hard, in part because some of my background comes from ...

These are my go-to libraries for Python data crunching.

Key Takeaways -   To understand data science, one needs a lot of technical expertise along with business understanding. Generative AI, MLOps, and clou ...