In this blog post, I’ll explain how to use some simple R-based data cleaning solutions (mostly in the ‘tidyverse’ package1) to address the most common dataset errors with the help of my favourite analogy: the untidy kitchen!
NB: There are a plethora of valuable data cleaning tool... (read more)
Soon after settling in at FreeAgent and getting to grips with my role as a data science intern, I got the opportunity to present some of the data that I had been working on at a ‘town hall’, a company-wide weekly meeting where everyone gets together to present their work, share news and pitch ideas. ... (read more)
My regular job is as a PhD student specialising in veterinary biology but this summer I have an amazing opportunity to be a data science intern at FreeAgent. If you are wondering why a biologist came to work at an accountancy software company, this is because of the particular branch of biology that ... (read more)
Ever find yourself re-running Rails migrations? Up, down, redo-ing etc. Have
you forgotten that long VERSION number again? Or what the migration
actually migrates? These handy aliases just might be for you.
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Back in 2015 we joined in with an internet custom by posting pictures of our desks in all their glorious variety.
Now that it’s 2018, National Work from Home Day and a few years since that post, a followup is in order. Some folks have moved, others have joined and we don’t often get to look at one another’s desks—usually we get to see what’s behind them on video calls! So we’ve all dutifully straightened our keyboards, tidied away the lunchtime crockery and snapped some pictures of our desks at home. Enjoy! (read more)