Workshop

Low cost & low stress approaches to getting started with open-source tools 

Let's be honest it can be easy to feel overwhelmed by the possibilities of open-source tools like R and some of the advanced work that is being showcased.  But it doesn't have to be this way - the beauty of open-source tools is that they can serve anyone - from single user to large corporations. In this workshop we will showcase the basics principles of open-source data science. Chris will share how he puts these into practice in his daily work as a journalist and how you can build a basic data science platform for yourself that will enable you to make progress on version control, data sharing, data analysis and visualisation without expensive licenses or commercial support.