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Follow us We have the truth R, along with Python, is one of the most popular tools for conducting data science. Propelled by a historically strong open-source developer community (R is about 25 years old — older than some data scientists), R is now strongly sought after by employers eyeing data scientists. Although R by itself is extremely powerful, there exist a few other (crucial) tools any R users should become familiar with. Now, in no particular order, we have: 1- RStudio Most R users have probably heard of RStudio. It’s by far one of the most popular R tools in existence and you probably already have it. However, that doesn’t preclude it from inclusion here, because RStudio truly is a must-have. Conveniently, the user interface gives you four quadrants that are a necessity to working efficiently with R: (upper left) your current file, (upper right) your current workspace, which contains variables and other objects, (lower left) an R console and (lower right) a window f...

Follow us We have the truth Wall Street analysts will grill Intel Corp ( INTC.O ) executives on how massive security flaws in its computer chips are impacting business when the company reports quarterly results on Thursday. Intel has said there would be no material cost to it from security flaws, dubbed Meltdown and Spectre, that were disclosed on Jan. 3 since both could be solved with software. But the real-world effects on productivity are still being determined. “As an investor you want to know what’s going to happen in the future and how it’s going to impact their margins,” said Kim Forrest, a portfolio manager with Fort Pitt Capital Group, which holds about 728,000 Intel shares. She wants more information about Intel’s plans for a long-term fix to the problem, including details on cost and how the changes might affect chip performance. An Intel spokeswoman declined to discuss the results ahead of their release. Intel has stumbled in its response to...