While Model Trains

Read data blog posts.
Carefully handpicked.
Presented 3 at a time.

Song Lyrics Across the United States

Julia Silge

An analysis of the frequency of US state names in song lyrics of Billboard's Year-End Hot 100 from 1958 to 2015.

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Writing Robust Tests for Data & Machine Learning Pipelines

Eugene Yan

An in-depth analysis of why certain types of tests break more frequently than others, along with suggestions for creating more robust pipeline tests.

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Open letter to journal editors: dynamite plots must die

Rafael Irizarry

A critique of dynamite plots and suggestions for better alternatives.

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