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How to perform Twitter analytics in R. There is a R package called as “sentiment” by Timothy Jurka.

How to perform Twitter analytics in R

The package has 2 best functions so far which are as follows- classify_emotion Classify_emotion classifies the information into following terms – anger,disgust,fear,joy,sadness, andsurprise This is done by two main algorithms – naive Bayes classifier (which is trained on Carlo Strapparava and Alessandro Valitutti’s emotions lexicon)the other one is just a simple voter procedure. classify_polarity. Jeffrey leek software and data. A global database of lake surface temperatures collected by in situ and satellite methods from 1985–2009 : Scientific Data.

In situ water temperatures In situ data We compiled in situ surface water temperatures and corresponding lake geomorphology and climatic data from 151 lakes (Figure 1; Tables 1 and 2; Data Citation 1: Long Term Ecological Research Network These lakes had been sampled at least monthly during summer generally between 1985 until 2009 (Figure 2).

A global database of lake surface temperatures collected by in situ and satellite methods from 1985–2009 : Scientific Data

Surface water was defined as between 0 and 1 m below the surface for most lakes. Below we describe the sampling methodology for each lake or group of lakes contributed by each data provider, organized by geographic region. Western North America Lake Washington (King County, Washington) and Lake Aleknagik (Dillingham Census Area, Alaska) are both located in the United States. Toolik Lake, a multibasin kettle lake in the Alaskan Arctic in the northern foothills of the Brooks Range, United States, is a major study site of the Arctic Long Term Ecological Research program ( LTERIM.html). Lake Tahoe is located in Sierra Nevada, United States. Europe. Data Wrangler at Qlik in Reykjavik, Iceland - Job.

The data repository. What is the Most Popular Database Software? If you are wondering what the most popular database software is, you are in the right place!

What is the Most Popular Database Software?

In this article I will be going through the three most popular and giving the advantages and disadvantages of each one. Data On Demand. Blog. E.O. Wilson calls for an Encyclopedia of Life. rOpenSci Packages. Cancer, Data and the Fallacy of the $1000 Genome. Dr Lachlan J Coin. Summary I am working on various statistical and mathematical problems in genomics.

Dr Lachlan J Coin

I am particularly interested in building mathematical models to identify genetic variants in high-throughput genomics data - including genotyping microarrays and next generation sequence data - with the ultimate aim of understanding the functional impact and evolutionary history of these variants. ECCB 2012 report: ECCB 2012 report Software: Refine - Google Refine, a power tool for working with messy data (formerly Freebase Gridworks) Data visualization should be elegant, not beautiful The Excel Charts Blog. I’ll assume that you are not paid for your artistic skills.

Data visualization should be elegant, not beautiful The Excel Charts Blog

You’re a mere mortal in a corporate environment, trying to make sense of your data and making rational decisions if possible. You make charts all the time, but you don’t really know if this new “data visualization” is the same thing with a pompous name or is something bigger and more complex. Perhaps you could start with a quick image search in Google for “data visualization“. Here is what you’ll get in the first page: Wow! Package rImpactStory. rImpactStory from ropensci. A manifesto – altmetrics.org. Finding the Value in Open Data. Rapid - I. Data journalism and data visualization. The Data Journalism Handbook eBook: Jonathan Gray, Lucy Chambers, Liliana Bounegru: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store. Think Stats eBook: Allen B. Downey: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store. Gun crime statistics by US state: download the data. Visualised. How bad is gun crime in the US?

Gun crime statistics by US state: download the data. Visualised

The latest data from the FBI's uniform crime reports provides a fascinating picture of the use of firearms in crimes across America. Barack Obama is under pressure to tighten gun laws after following the disclosure by police that the Newtown gunman used a semi-automatic assault rifle equipped with "numerous" high-capacity magazines holding hundreds of bullets to carry out his massacre of young children. The US has the highest gun ownership rate in the world - there are 89 guns for every 100 Americans, compared to 6 in England and Wales. Big data: what is it and how can it help? Unless you work with it on a daily basis, big data is relatively unknown, both as a term and a concept.

Big data: what is it and how can it help?

Even among industry experts its definition is the subject of intense debate. To some the key characteristic is a database's volume, to others it is its complexity, or even the speed at which data is gathered and analysed. To you and I, big data is probably best understood as the enormous datasets held by corporations, governments and other large organisations whose activities affect millions of people. Big data is used to determine your recommended friends on Facebook, suggested purchases on Amazon and the point at which your mobile phone network offers you a freebie to keep you on side. 100% Big Data, 0% Hadoop, 0% Java. Strata Conference + Hadoop World NYC 2012. Welcome to YouTube! The location filter shows you popular videos from the selected country or region on lists like Most Viewed and in search results.To change your location filter, please use the links in the footer at the bottom of the page. Click "OK" to accept this setting, or click "Cancel" to set your location filter to "Worldwide".

The location filter shows you popular videos from the selected country or region on lists like Most Viewed and in search results. To change your country filter, please use the links in the footer at the bottom of the page. Loading... Big Data Analytics. Colocation Reykjavik - Data Centers. Cold storage: Iceland bids to become data centre. Iceland is putting itself forward as a model for the future of data storage and home of cloud computing.

Cold storage: Iceland bids to become data centre

Presenting a study ‘Islands of Resilience’, the authors say that although cloud computing and data storage are global facilities, companies are discovering that when it comes to finding a physical home for the banks of servers, it comes down to location, location, location. Smari McCarthy from the International Modern Media Institute, who co-authored the report said there were three factors involved in choosing a location; energy, connectivity and jurisdiction. Energy is the strong point for Iceland, with its geo-thermal energy producing a grid that is green and cheap, with energy costs of around €0.07 per kilowatt hour, half the price of some EU states.

The Data Centre Solution. Thor Datacenter. Manufactures and ships 500 sq m data centre to Iceland. Untitled. Big Data In The Cloud. Big Data services available from cloud computing vendors such as Amazon, Microsoft and Google are uncovering interesting trends and opportunities.

Big Data In The Cloud

Big-Data-and-Analytics-as-a-service is recognized as the next big thing by several independent industry analysts. Leading cloud providers as well as pure-play service providers are already offering their own solutions packaging both proprietary and open source software. For example - The main advantage of these offerings is that the infrastructure required to crunch data, as well as installation and configuration details, are abstracted away from the developers and users in exchange for per-hour pricing.

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Over 100 Incredible Infographic Tools and Resources (Categorized)

Total items listed: 112. Free Data Visualization Software. 40 must-see vídeos about data visualization and infographics. Our selection of keynotes, TED Talks and interviews by some of the top names in the field (The Joy of Stats, by Hans Rolling, one of the must-see videos) After the success of our collection of data visualization presentations a few weeks ago, we decided to push even further our research of multimedia resources and take the risk of selecting some videos. And we say risk, because the abundance of data visualization videos on the Internet is simply mind-blowing. Gephi, an open source graph visualization and manipulation software. The 100 Best, Most Interesting Blogs and Websites of 2012 (Categorized) Editor’s note: 2015’s list of the best, most interesting websites has arrived! I don’t know about you, but I’m constantly running into so many cool websites I want to remember or recommend to people but I don’t always have time to make a note of them, add them to Evernote, bookmark them in Delicious, etc.

The best way to make a great first impression. Easel.ly. How To Pitch To Investors With 13 Slides In Under 10 Minutes. My Feedly. Keyboard maestro pc. All items. 70 Things Every Computer Geek Should Know. The term ‘geek’, once used to label a circus freak, has morphed in meaning over the years. What was once an unusual profession transferred into a word indicating social awkwardness. As time has gone on, the word has yet again morphed to indicate a new type of individual: someone who is obsessive over one (or more) particular subjects, whether it be science, photography, electronics, computers, media, or any other field.

A geek is one who isn’t satisfied knowing only the surface facts, but instead has a visceral desire to learn everything possible about a particular subject. Here comes the greatest Internet landgrab in history. World Life Expectancy.