A Text Analysis of Hit Country & R&B/Hip-Hop Lyrics (1990-2021) With Scattertext and Python

In this post, we will analyze text data from song lyrics from two very different...

2022, Sep 04   —  8 minute read

Text Analysis of Job Descriptions for Data Scientists, Data Engineers, Machine Learning Engineers and Data Analysts

Introduction In the previous post, the intrepid Jesse Blum and I analyzed metadata from over...

2022, Apr 18   —  10 minute read

The European data labor market: Where are the data jobs and what are companies looking for when hiring Data Scientists, Data Engineers, Machine Learning Engineers and Data Analysts?

Introduction It’s 2022 and the market for data talent in Europe is definitely hot. Along...

2022, Jan 23   —  11 minute read

Bayesian Regression Analysis with Rstanarm

In this post, we will work through a simple example of Bayesian regression analysis with...

2021, Sep 01   —  15 minute read

Mi Band 5 vs. Mi Band 5: Convergent Validity of Step Count Measurements with R

In this post, we will once again return to the concept of convergent validity, and...

2021, May 30   —  12 minute read

How Do You Order Songs on an Album? Album Sequencing & Song Tempo Across Musical Genres

In this post, we will return to a dataset we examined previously: information describing over...

2021, Mar 28   —  13 minute read

The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on My Walking Behavior in 2020

In this post, we will take a look back at 2020, and analyze my step...

2021, Jan 25   —  13 minute read

Extracting Step Count, Heart Rate, and Activity Data From the Mi-Band 5: A Guide with Gadgetbridge and R

In this post, we will see how to extract step count, heart rate, and activity...

2020, Dec 13   —  12 minute read