DataPhiles

DataPhiles is a community for those who love data. Email Dr. King to request to be added to the mailing list: kingeg@missouri.edu

General Format

DataPhiles is an opportunity to discuss practical issues surrounding analyzing data in an informal, low pressure forum. Each week, a volunteer will bring a data set, give a short presentation (8-12 minutes) outlining the basic biology/natural history of their system, giving a general description of their questions (why/what they want out of the data), perhaps presenting a few preliminary and/or graphical results on the data (graphical presentations of the data are strongly encouraged), and a description of the statistical techniques they've used or are thinking of using, or particular problems they're having with the analysis. The floor is then open for general question & answer/discussion. Email a one- or two-sentence blurb about your topic to volunteer to present: kingeg@missouri.edu

The last DataPhiles of each month will be an open Q & A format where anyone can bring any questions they have about data analysis.

MU R Users Slack Group

If you are interested in DataPhiles, then consider joining MU R Users slack group. We hope this will be a place where people can ask questions and help each other out. We are trying to build a self-sustaining community of R people across disciplines. Join the Slack group here or email for more information: kingeg@missouri.edu.

Schedule

March 2024

February 2024

  • February 28: Data Viz Projects: Chris, Nadine, Mara
  • February 21: Data Viz Projects: Melissa, Jaylon
  • February 14: Open Q & A
  • February 7: Open Q & A

January 2024

  • January 31: Carmen Martin

Winter Hiatus

December 2023

  • December 6: Open Q & A

November 2023

  • November 29: No DataPhiles
  • November 22: No DataPhiles
  • November 15: No DataPhiles
  • November 8: No DataPhiles
  • November 1: Open Q & A

October 2023

  • October 25: No DataPhiles
  • October 18: Open Q & A
  • October 11: Ellen Mazalale
  • October 4: Double Feature: Esdras Tuyishimire and Zaynab Shakkour

September 2023

  • September 27: No DataPhiles
  • September 20: Patricka Williams-Simon
  • September 13: No DataPhiles
  • September 6: Open Q & A

May 2023

  • May 10: Joe Gunn

April 2023

  • April 19: Open Experiment/Analysis Planning Session
  • April 12: No DataPhiles
  • April 5: Open Q & A

March 2023

  • March 22: No DataPhiles
  • March 15: Zohreh Kouhanestani
  • March 8: Daniel Kick
  • March 1: Open Q & A

February 2023

  • February 22: Data Visualization Class Projects
  • February 15: No DataPhiles
  • February 8: Victoria Hamlin
  • February 1: Open Q & A

January 2023

  • January 25: Peyton Warren

December 2022

  • December 7: Jacob Kelly

November 2022

  • November 30: No DataPhiles
  • November 23: No DataPhiles - Thanksgiving Week
  • November 16: Open Q & A
  • November 9: No DataPhiles
  • November 2: No DataPhiles

October 2022

  • October 26: Open Q & A
  • October 19: Joe Gunn
  • October 12: Ed Merkle
  • October 5: Kevin Middleton

September 2022

  • September 28: Open Q & A (Drs. King & Middleton will be away)
  • September 21: Open Q & A (Drs. King & Middleton will be away)
  • September 14: Libby King
  • September 7: Johana Goyes Vallejos

Summer Hiatus (May - August 2022)

DataPhiles is on demand - simply request a meeting and we'll schedule one!

April 2022

  • April 30: Open Q & A
  • April 23: Open Q & A
  • April 16: No DataPhiles
  • April 8: No DataPhiles

March 2022

February 2022

  • February 25: Open Q & A
  • February 18: Victoria Hamlin
  • February 11: Zack Miller
  • February 4: Kevin Middleton

January 2022

  • January 28: Open Q & A
  • January 21: Levi Storks

Winter Hiatus

DataPhiles is on demand - simply request a meeting and we'll schedule one!

December 2021

  • December 10: Shawn Thomas
  • December 3: No DataPhiles

November 2021

  • November 26: No DataPhiles (Native American Heritage Day)
  • November 19: Kyle Stiers
  • November 12: Open Q & A
  • November 5: Brittany Harried

October 2021

  • October 29: Christian Perez
  • October 22: Joe Gunn
  • October 15: Kate Wynne
  • October 8: No DataPhiles
  • October 1: Open Q & A

September 2021

  • September 24: Open Q & A
  • September 17: No DataPhiles
  • September 10: Open Q & A
  • September 3: Libby King

August 2021

  • August 27: Open Q & A

Summer Hiatus (May - August 2021)

DataPhiles is on demand - simply request a meeting and we'll schedule one!

April 2021

  • April 16: Open Q & A
  • April 9: Open Q & A
  • April 2: No DataPhiles (MU Spring Break)

March 2021

  • March 26: Open Q & A
  • March 19: Open Q & A
  • March 12: Levi Storks
  • March 5: Open Q & A

February 2021

January 2021

  • January 29: No DataPhiles
  • January 22: Open Q & A

Winter Break Hiatus

November 2020

  • November 27: No DataPhiles (Thanksgiving Holiday)
  • November 20: Joe Gunn
  • November 13: Open Q & A
  • November 6: No DataPhiles

October 2020

  • October 30: Michael Moore
  • October 23: Open Q & A
  • October 16: Patricka Williams-Simon
  • October 9: Gaurav Kandlikar
  • October 2: Open Q & A

September 2020

  • September 25: Shawn Abrahams
  • September 18: Open Q & A
  • September 11: No DataPhiles
  • September 4: Open Q & A

August 2020

  • August 28: Enoch Ng'oma and Andrew Jones

Summer Hiatus

June 2020

  • June 26: Libby King
  • June 19: No Dataphiles (Juneteenth holiday)
  • June 12: Git and Github Workshop (continued)
  • June 5: Git and Github Workshop

May 2020

April 2020

March 2020

  • March 6: Shawn Abrahams and Jacob Bouchier

February 2020

  • February 28: Group working session
  • February 21: Tom Anderson
  • February 14: Garrett Frandson
  • February 7: Emily Kinzinger

January 2020

  • January 31: No DataPhiles - Life Sciences Graduate Recruitment Events
  • January 24: Canceled due to snow.

Winter Hiatus

December 2019

  • December 6: Jeff Wood

November 2019

  • November 29: No DataPhiles (Thanksgiving week)
  • November 22: Zeke Elkins
  • November 15: Aditi Mishra
  • November 8: Laura Johnson
  • November 1: Johana Goyes

October 2019

  • October 25: Makenzie Mabry
  • October 18: Anna Hardin
  • October 11: Mel Boeyer
  • October 4: Austin Lawrence

September 2019

  • September 27: Anna Perinchery
  • September 20: Kris Budd
  • September 13: Deise Cruz
  • September 6: Kevin Middleton

August 2019

  • August 30: No DataPhiles - go to DataBlitz instead!
  • August 23: Joe Gunn

Summer Hiatus

May 2019

  • May 9: Rex Cocroft
  • May 2: Andrew Jones

April 2019

  • April 25: Kevin Middleton
  • April 18: No DataPhiles (Life Sciences Week) - Go to some posters and discuss data!
  • April 11: Libby King
  • April 4: Paul Petrowski

March 2019

  • March 28: No DataPhiles (Spring Break)
  • March 21: Patricka Williams-Simon
  • March 14: Daniel Kick (Rescheduling from Feb 7 Ice Storm Cancellation)
  • March 7: Vivek Shrestha

February 2019

  • February 28: Joe Gunn
  • February 21: Arianne Messerman
  • February 14: Austin Lynn
  • February 7: Cancelled due to Ice Storm

January 2019

  • January 31: Lauren Sullivan
  • January 24: Enoch Ng’oma

December 2018

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June 2018

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April 2018

March 2018