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 ...

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 ...

Python and R each excel in different aspects of data science—Python leads in machine learning, automation, and handling large datasets, while R is strong in statistical modeling and high-quality ...

Douwe Osinga and Jack Amadeo were working together at Sidewalk Labs, Alphabet’s venture to build tech-forward cities, when they arrived at the conclusion that most spreadsheet software doesn’t scale ...

This article is adapted from an edition of our Off the Charts newsletter originally published in October 2021. Off the Charts is a weekly, subscriber-only guide to The Economist’s award-winning data ...