Comments on: Do You Want to Learn How to Make Statistical Graphics? http://flowingdata.com/2009/03/14/do-you-want-to-learn-how-to-make-statistical-graphics/ Strength in Numbers Sat, 20 Mar 2010 07:01:33 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: wwwald http://flowingdata.com/2009/03/14/do-you-want-to-learn-how-to-make-statistical-graphics/#comment-25883 wwwald Wed, 25 Mar 2009 08:31:40 +0000 http://flowingdata.com/?p=1446#comment-25883 @Hadley: Well, the field I'm working in is exposure modelling and environmental risk analysis. Typical conferences are in the fields of epidemiology (ISEE[1] conferences, for instance) or exposure analysis (ISES[2] conferences are an example). This is a field where large integrated models are set up, often based on point estimates and threshold values. Of course, a trend towards a decent, statistically sound approach is inevitable but data are sparse and there's a lot left to learn. I think it would be a great opportunity to get these communities to know R, before they completely jump on a range of proprietary tools and formats, hampering efficient interaction and exchange right from the start... Well, there you have it :-) I'm not saying it's up to you to start organising courses on conferences in every field imaginable. But if anything, there are a lot of opportunities out there for plugging R... Probably I should just invest in expanding my R background and advocate as much as possible :-) [1] http://www.iseepi.org/ [2] http://www.iseaweb.org/ @Hadley:
Well, the field I’m working in is exposure modelling and environmental risk analysis. Typical conferences are in the fields of epidemiology (ISEE[1] conferences, for instance) or exposure analysis (ISES[2] conferences are an example).

This is a field where large integrated models are set up, often based on point estimates and threshold values. Of course, a trend towards a decent, statistically sound approach is inevitable but data are sparse and there’s a lot left to learn.
I think it would be a great opportunity to get these communities to know R, before they completely jump on a range of proprietary tools and formats, hampering efficient interaction and exchange right from the start…

Well, there you have it :-) I’m not saying it’s up to you to start organising courses on conferences in every field imaginable. But if anything, there are a lot of opportunities out there for plugging R…

Probably I should just invest in expanding my R background and advocate as much as possible :-)

[1] http://www.iseepi.org/
[2] http://www.iseaweb.org/

]]> By: sarcozona http://flowingdata.com/2009/03/14/do-you-want-to-learn-how-to-make-statistical-graphics/#comment-25648 sarcozona Sun, 22 Mar 2009 16:18:56 +0000 http://flowingdata.com/?p=1446#comment-25648 This looks like so much fun! Hopefully I'll be able to come up with enough money to go - the generous student discount will certainly help! This looks like so much fun! Hopefully I’ll be able to come up with enough money to go – the generous student discount will certainly help!

]]> By: Hadley http://flowingdata.com/2009/03/14/do-you-want-to-learn-how-to-make-statistical-graphics/#comment-25156 Hadley Sun, 15 Mar 2009 19:31:59 +0000 http://flowingdata.com/?p=1446#comment-25156 @wwwald: well what scientific conference would you like to see us at? The JSM is relatively low-risk for us since we're all going anyway, so we don't need to worry about covering travel expenses etc. We would like to offer more courses in more locations, but we need some assurance that people will actually come! @wwwald: well what scientific conference would you like to see us at? The JSM is relatively low-risk for us since we’re all going anyway, so we don’t need to worry about covering travel expenses etc. We would like to offer more courses in more locations, but we need some assurance that people will actually come!

]]> By: wwwald http://flowingdata.com/2009/03/14/do-you-want-to-learn-how-to-make-statistical-graphics/#comment-25139 wwwald Sun, 15 Mar 2009 09:54:39 +0000 http://flowingdata.com/?p=1446#comment-25139 It's a bit frustrating that interesting events like these are often organised in combination with a statististical conference. A *lot* of scientists in various fields could equally benefit from this, but often haven't got the opportunity to go to these conferences since they're a bit too specialized to justify the scientist's attendance. No hard feelings, it's just an observation :-) It’s a bit frustrating that interesting events like these are often organised in combination with a statististical conference. A *lot* of scientists in various fields could equally benefit from this, but often haven’t got the opportunity to go to these conferences since they’re a bit too specialized to justify the scientist’s attendance.

No hard feelings, it’s just an observation :-)

]]> By: Tony Wang http://flowingdata.com/2009/03/14/do-you-want-to-learn-how-to-make-statistical-graphics/#comment-25136 Tony Wang Sun, 15 Mar 2009 07:41:54 +0000 http://flowingdata.com/?p=1446#comment-25136 Are there any good ones in SF or online you or anyone else recommends? Are there any good ones in SF or online you or anyone else recommends?

]]> By: Hadley http://flowingdata.com/2009/03/14/do-you-want-to-learn-how-to-make-statistical-graphics/#comment-25120 Hadley Sat, 14 Mar 2009 22:50:12 +0000 http://flowingdata.com/?p=1446#comment-25120 Thanks for the link! Thanks for the link!

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