Below is the latest update to The Popularity of Data Analysis Software. Books The number of books published on each software package or language reflects its relative popularity. Amazon.com offers an advanced search method which works well for all the software except R … Continue reading →
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What’s the most popular surname in your country?
My previous blog was about popular first names … now for a blog about popular surnames (ie, last/family names)! But before we get started, here’s a little pop-quiz – what country is my friend Mr. Foley’s surname from? I recently saw the following interesting map on dadaviz.com. It shows the most […]
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What’s the most popular baby name in your state?
A couple of years ago, I blogged about the most popular baby names in the US over the past 100 years. This time, I focus on the most recent year, and take it to the state level! But before we get started, here’s a picture of my friend Jennifer’s daughter, […]
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Creating a map using death data
I guess most of us have a morbid curiosity about how we’re going to die … which is probably why Francis Boscoe’s Causes of Death map went viral (no pun intended, of course!). This blog post shows how to create such a map… But first, to lighten up the mood a bit […]
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Cars versus drivers: Who’s safer?
A recent news report shows an unexpected spike in traffic fatalities here in the US in 2015. This got me wondering what the data shows … for the past 100 years or so… Driving was a lot more dangerous in the early days. If you were in a wreck, you […]
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How analytics saved the break room coffee machine
SAS software is used around the world in some of the most sophisticated ways, like ATM fraud detection and cancer research. But recently, I used it for a practical, and much needed, task — replacing our break room coffee machine. Now, this is no ordinary coffee machine. It also makes […]
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Do Italians really drink less alcohol than Americans?
I saw an interesting graph on dadaviz.com that claimed Italians had gone from drinking twice as much as Americans in 1970, to less than Americans in recent years. The data analyst in me just had to “independently verify” this factoid … But before I get into the technical part of this […]
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R Now Contains 150 Times as Many Commands as SAS
by Bob Muenchen In my ongoing quest to analyze the world of analytics, I’ve updated the Growth in Capability section of The Popularity of Data Analysis Software. To save you the trouble of foraging through that tome, I’ve pasted it below. … Continue reading →