Category Archives for "Learning"

Why use R when you have Tableau? Tableau vs. R?

I have seen many discussions around Tableau Vs. R. Here are my thoughts on this topic. Tableau is a fantastic tool for pattern discovery using data visualization. It is usually my tool of choice when I want throw some data and keep playing with the data to see whether any patterns emerge. Learning and using […]

How to Create a Data Visualization from the New York Times in R

Undoubtedly, the New York Times publishes the best data visualizations and infographics that are data intensive, yet are elegant. The elegance comes from carefully studying the data, identifying the key patterns and simplifying the graphics to show these patterns or trends. Here’s what Amanda Cox, editor of The Upshot, said in an interview “we probably […]

Thinker’s Game: importance of critical thinking and how to develop critical thinking skills

It is hard to overstate the importance of critical thinking in today’s knowledge economy. In this post, you will learn about critical thinking skills, how to develop them, and resources to help you further. Imagine yourself taking the blame for assessing that Iraq possessed WMDs. Various committees found that managers “did not encourage analysts to […]

Learning to Learn skills

Learning skills is hard, and takes a lot of effort to learn them well. I have used these following steps to learn various things such as speaking, data visualization, Excel, writing. It is painful going through this process, but in the end, the joy of knowing a skill easily removes that pain.  Here’s your roadmap: Learning to LearnUnderstand why […]