Daniel Tan

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Daniel Tan is a data scientist in Singapore, working at Apple and teaching data science workshops.

Website:

www.ddanieltan.com

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Data Scientist Teacher Data Analyst

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2024-07-21 •

The post is a submission to the 2024 Plotnine Contest, discussing the use of Plotnine, a visualization library, to create modern art inspired by Piet Mondrian's distinctive style. The author explains the process of creating Mondri...

2024-05-21 •

The text is a review of the Georgia Tech Online Masters of Computer Science (OMSCS) program. The author shares their reflections and tips after completing the program, highlighting the program's competitive landscape, surprising a...

2024-04-29 •

The post is about the 30th day of the #30DayChartChallenge, focusing on 538's predictions for the 2015 NBA draft class. The author discusses the use of great_tables, a Python package, to present the data effectively.

2024-04-22 •

The blog post explores the concept of 'Tiles' under the broader category of 'Timeseries' and revisits the usage of geom_tiles to create heatmap-like charts. It discusses the insights provided by heatmaps, particularly when one of ...

2024-04-18 •

The text discusses the Datasaurus Dozen, a set of datasets that have different-looking distributions when plotted but share the same summary statistics. It emphasizes the importance of looking beyond summary statistics like the me...

2024-04-17 •

The text discusses the inflation levels for Asian countries from 2019 to 2025, with a focus on Southeast Asia, particularly Myanmar and Laos. The author analyzes the dataset from the Asian Development Bank and highlights the volat...

2024-04-15 •

The post discusses the creation of wind rose charts using data from Singapore's wind readings and the Iowa Environmental Mesonet site. The author demonstrates the process of creating the charts and shares insights gained from the ...

2024-04-14 •

The text is about the changing monthly temperature distribution over a year. The data is taken from a Python version and the author shares the code used for the visualization. The author also discusses the method used for fine gra...

2024-04-12 •

The text is about the author's experience with creating sunburst charts to represent the Kardashian family tree. The author initially planned to map children -> parent relationships but ran into issues due to multiple marriages am...

2024-04-11 •

The author is back from a break and is participating in the #30DaysChartChallenge. The theme for today is Reuters, and the author found an article featuring a chart that they attempted to mimic using Lets-Plot library. The chart v...

2024-04-03 •

The text discusses the creation of a waffle chart using Singapore's population census data from 2000 to 2020. It explains the process of creating the chart using lets-plot's building block shapes and layers, and the limitations fa...

2024-04-02 •

The post is about the author's contribution to the #30DayChartChallenge, specifically focusing on a vintage scatter matrix plot from a Data Science course. The author shares the original plot and the improvements made using Lets-P...

2024-04-01 •

The post is a contribution to the #30DayChartChallenge. The author decided to create something related to the movie The Matrix for the theme Neo. The author used a unique geom called geom_spoke() to create a plot. The post include...

2024-03-31 •

The text is about the #30DayChartChallenge, a data visualization community activity. The author decided to participate in the challenge and use Python libraries to create a visualization showing the component parts of the major ma...

2024-03-15 •

Exercism is a website where you can learn how to code in various programming languages. It provides a balance between instruction and coding exercises, making the learning process enjoyable and effective. The site is more focused ...

2024-01-16 •

The author shares his journey with Obsidian, a note-taking tool, and how it has become an indispensable tool in his life. He discusses the unique features of Obsidian and how it has helped him in his learning adventures, career ch...

2023-12-30 •

The author reflects on the year 2023, highlighting achievements in building organizational habits, work, travel, and school. He also mentions areas for improvement and his plan for 2024.

2023-11-03 •

The text is a review of Google IDX, a cloud-based app development project. The author discusses the onboarding experience, editing experience, use of Nix as a package manager, Python environment, and overall impressions of the pro...

2023-01-05 •

The author discusses their learning theme for the year, which is Causal Inference. They explain what Causal Inference is, why they chose it, and their plan for the year, including study materials and projects. They also mention th...

2022-12-30 •

The text is a recap of the author's experience learning Scala in 2022. It includes the projects completed, the author's reflections on Scala, what they liked and disliked about the language, and recommendations for beginners.