Unemployment Data from FRED
Get and plot unemployment rates from FRED
TidyTuesday (22): Cocktails
Some brief EDA of the cocktails data; features Upset plot
Scraping Weather Data
A walkthrough for scraping weather data from Wikipedia using an R-Python workflow
Norms and Penalized Regression
Some notes on the math behind penalized regression methods liek Ridge and LASSO
Quick Guide to Command Line Basics
Before graphical user interfaces (GUI), drag and drop desktops, and voice activated assistances (e.g., Siri), the only way to interact with a computer was through written commands using the command line interface (CLI).
Getting WRDS CRSP Data
Wharton Research Data Services (WRDS) is the standard finance and accounting data source for academic research. WRDS is composed of many individual datasets provided by different vendors. The two most commonly used are Compustat (for accounting data) and CRSP (for stock data).
Internal Rate of Return
Time Value of Money The internal rate of return (IRR) is simply the rate r that equates the future value of money to the present value. Despite being a foundational tool in financial analysis, the economic interpretation of this value is highly contested.
macOS Package Management
This is the first in a series of articles about package managers for various programs. Packages are optional plugins that provide some extra functionality to a program you use. They are often free and open source software (FOSS) made by individuals or consortiums.
Note, Melody, Music
Thus have I heard…
