Tag Archives: R
Python: shared birthdays
A few days ago I found myself having a vague recollection of a statistics problem presented at some unknown level in my education. All I could remember was that it had to do with having a room full of people … Continue reading
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average gene length in prokaryotes (part 1)
One of my side research projects involves processing large numbers of genomes (specifically, all fully-sequenced prokaryotic genomes). Since I’m playing with the data anyway, sometimes I end up with random questions that can be answered with what I already have on … Continue reading
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Python: GEB and Wondrousness
While perusing a bookstore a couple years ago, I stumbled upon a fascinating book by Douglas Hofstadter called Godel, Escher, Bach. If you like math, biology, music, art, computer science, and philosophy, this is really an amazing read (though, admittedly, … Continue reading
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LaTeX and R: hard to search; but Go? SERIOUSLY?
I have been often frustrated by the difficulty of searching for solutions to my LaTeX and R problems. Google keywords have to be carefully chosen in order to not find sites relating to latex rubber (in the first case) or … Continue reading
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R: Getting Started
If you’re like me, you love data. Ok, so it’s likely that you aren’t like me, at least in the data-loving regard, but you have to admit that (1) data can be beautiful, and (2) data is how we understand … Continue reading
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