About

A random assortment of data analysis, finance and statistics. Using this blog as an opportunity to learn new data analysis tools.

Interests

  • Data analysis
  • Data visualization
  • Financial modeling
  • R
  • Excel
  • Tableau

Education

  • MSc in Development Economics, 2009

    SOAS, University of London

  • BCom(Hons) in Economics, 2005

    Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand

  • BA in Politics and Philosophy, 2002

    Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand

Recent Posts

Up and running with Python in RStudio

Notes on how setting up RStudio to work with both Python and R using the reticulate package
May 16, 2021 7 min read
Up and running with Python in RStudio

Generating random correlated data

How to generate correlated random data for your simulations (and why this is important).
Jan 21, 2021 10 min read
Generating random correlated data

Useful R code

A collection of useful R code and notes, to save me having to Google stuff.
Oct 23, 2020 1 min read
Useful R code

R and SQL (Part 2)

Part 2 of a series that looks at parallels between SQL and R. Here we look at joins, grouped data and subqueries.
Nov 13, 2019 25 min read
R and SQL (Part 2)

R and SQL (Part 1)

This post demonstrates how many common SQL queries can be carried out using R, and vice versa. For people with a basic knowledge of either R or SQL, this may make the process of learning the other language more intuitive.
Nov 12, 2019 21 min read
R and SQL (Part 1)

Common statistical tests are linear models

Most common statistical tests are special cases of linear regression. Viewing the linear model as a ‘Swiss army knife’ can foster a more intuitive understanding of statistical tests.
Aug 10, 2019 1 min read
Common statistical tests are linear models

Comparing city spending with Tableau

An interactive Tableau dashboard that compares how the largest US cities raise and spend money.
Mar 15, 2019 3 min read
Comparing city spending with Tableau

A neighborhood crime map using Shiny

A simple webapp that maps live crime data in my neighborhood.
Jan 15, 2019 3 min read
A neighborhood crime map using Shiny

A dot-density map of Dallas

Exploring the population distribution in and around Dallas using GIS tools.
May 19, 2018 5 min read
A dot-density map of Dallas

Deprivation and funding cuts in England

Using animated charts to demonstrate how the most deprived parts of England have borne the brunt of public spending cuts since 2010.
Apr 4, 2018
Deprivation and funding cuts in England

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