Luke Shaw

Senior Data Analyst (and lover of #RStats) at the @samaritans. He/him. All views my own.

[Luke Shaw @lukefshaw]

I made fun/silly thing in #rstats using #tidytuesday data. Introducing BeyonTay:

[Luke Shaw @lukefshaw]

I love @ONS*

I love that the Beginner's Guide to UK Geography - titled 'In Brief' - is 40 pages long, 111 with the Annexes ❤️

https://t.co/vsgQGZ1KuN

*I'm biased as I used to work there

[Stian Westlake @stianwestlake]

We at @RoyalStatSoc frequently call out governments for being naughty with data. But today I'd like to talk about a different sector... charities. (1)

[Luke Shaw @lukefshaw]

Been great to attend the @infobeautiful workshop today, I have especially valued the approach of starting from concept, goal, then metrics. Not the elephant trap of starting from metrics we know exist #iibwab

[Luke Shaw @lukefshaw]

@iaroslav_domin Just used this, thank you for making and sharing.

[Francis Bacon @andeggs]

Please RT: Help Samaritans find an experienced digital leader to be the next Asst Director of Digital Services (my old job) 👇

https://t.co/2oEJOALwkm

After 6 years I can honestly say it's a fantastic role - brilliant team, inspiring mission and direct social impact

[Luke Shaw @lukefshaw]

Be my manager! :) Really excited about the (brand new) Head of Data role in Samaritans. 18 Sep application deadline

[Francis Bacon @andeggs]

Please RT: Help Samaritans find an experienced data leader to be our first Head of Data 👇
https://t.co/TVYGoEldl9

New team, new tech - and lots of ambition to derive new insight from our large and unique datasets.

[Luke Shaw @lukefshaw]

Hey! You! Why not apply to be Head of Data at Samaritans, a brand new role where you'll be my boss and help to deliver our new strategy, helping those who are struggling to cope. 18th Sep application deadline.

DMs open for questions about role or org :)

https://t.co/jCj0HTjXn3

[Luke Shaw @lukefshaw]

Data Analyst - Job Opportunity: https://t.co/pVkckWYpk6
34k-38k, permanent position, deadline this Sunday Aug 14th.

Feel free to IM me with any questions :)

[Dan Barrett @dasbarrett]

Hello! I am looking for guest speakers (and guests) for our regular data open session. The relevant information is in this blog post https://t.co/msv0csxvJx

[Luke Shaw @lukefshaw]

I'd like a text editor where I can have 3 different colours (or similar identifier) depending on whether I'm making notes before/during/after a meeting. Highlighting, commenting, or splitting into different sections feels suboptimal.

Help wanted :)

[Luke Shaw @lukefshaw]

Job Opportunity: https://t.co/pKs4XQVpuI

Great cause, great data, great colleagues, and we have an #Rstats community if that's your thing :)

[Dr. Felix Mackebrandt @horizonfelix]

Going to learn a lot about good teaching practice from @thecarpentries training and @matkuzak + @AnneFouilloux the next days, together with @NatForsdick, @LilithElina, @lukefshaw, @katuwal_mandira, @MarieHouillon, @grippish and many more!

[Luke Shaw @lukefshaw]

Come join the team as a Data Analyst at @samaritans https://t.co/BLk0m7VI4D

It's a really great role (I should know, I do it). Come work with me, we'll have a great time and get lots done for a wonderful charity.

DMs open for any questions about the role :)

[YSS @statsyss]

We had some fantastic entries for our joint @RoyalStatSoc @HistoryofStats @statsyss #dataviz challenge celebrating the work of Mary Eleanor Spear
📈https://t.co/eIcNKc2Sa0📉

The judges have picked their #CottonViz winning entries 🥁

📷@lizbravob

[Riz Ahmed @rizwanahmed]

I'm fed up of seeing Muslim characters on screen either negative or non existent. The industry must change. Our new study proves what many of us always felt about #MuslimsInFilm. The cost is measured in hate & lost lives. Full speech here: https://t.co/bsfpQw4Wfe

[Robin Lovelace @robinlovelace]

Big opportunity: Nine full-time paid positions to use data science + programming skills to solve real world problems for public benefit. Please share + send to people who may be interested in this, starting October 2021, deadline 4th July.

[Luke Shaw @lukefshaw]

@jilldlevine Nice plot! :) as to why missing two boxes, in line 104 of https://t.co/gWkqVMTL7t the fn "rep" floors the values for the second argument. Could resolve by rounding the var column of animaldf, or go more precise with a bigger waffle-grid.

[Luke Shaw @lukefshaw]

@ShinyBlackShoe AMAZING thank you. Calum, I owe you a coke.

[Luke Shaw @lukefshaw]

Ok #RStats: parameterised RMarkdown reports (eg monthly automated) - how best to do? Recommendations welcome. Will probably output to Word with manual comments added in by a non-Rstats-user

[Luke Shaw @lukefshaw]

@ShinyBlackShoe Yeah fair point. I guess i want to know how to set it up so the .RMD file doesn't need changing - do I have a separate config file and reference? How can I get the title to have the month name? Should I use glue or some other packages? Sorry still not a well-defined Q