Vectors, lists, arrays, matrices and data frames -- a look at five of the most fundamental data structures built into R. Among my colleagues, R is one of the fastest-growing programming languages.

Data visualisation and visual analytics techniques play an essential role in interpreting complex, high-dimensional information. By transforming raw data into graphical representations, these methods ...

Over the years, I've observed a number of shifts in the technology landscape. DOS gave way to Windows, client/server moved aside for N-tier distributed applications, and other sea changes have made ...

Over the past few years, there has been a subtle but significant shift in the way that data is structured in databases. Whereas yesterday’s databases were typically limited to storing data in rows and ...

What if the huge design space for data-driven software could be efficiently mapped and explored in order to have tailor-made, optimized solutions? Researchers from Harvard combine analytical models, ...