{"id":4102,"date":"2018-05-05T08:57:23","date_gmt":"2018-05-05T13:57:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hoolihan.net\/blog-tim\/?p=4102"},"modified":"2018-05-05T08:57:23","modified_gmt":"2018-05-05T13:57:23","slug":"stirtrek-2018-talk-machine-learning-in-r","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/hoolihan.net\/blog-tim\/2018\/05\/05\/stirtrek-2018-talk-machine-learning-in-r\/","title":{"rendered":"StirTrek 2018 Talk: Machine Learning in R"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I had the chance to speak at StirTrek 2018 about Machine Learning in R. I have been to StirTrek before, but it\u2019s been a few years. The conference has really grown, as there are over 2000 attendees now. <\/p>\n<p>I was in the 3:30 timeslot. I talked in a full theater and they broadcast the talk to two other theaters. I don\u2019t know what attendance was like in the overflow rooms. Most of the follow up questions were from developers looking for resources to get started, tutorials, etc. It seemed like a sign that attendees were interested in going further, which was the point of the talk. <\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4104\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4104\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/hoolihan.net\/blog-tim\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/F96088BE-ADD9-44AC-AE69-9E21E16AC56C.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/hoolihan.net\/blog-tim\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/F96088BE-ADD9-44AC-AE69-9E21E16AC56C-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4104\" srcset=\"http:\/\/hoolihan.net\/blog-tim\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/F96088BE-ADD9-44AC-AE69-9E21E16AC56C-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, http:\/\/hoolihan.net\/blog-tim\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/F96088BE-ADD9-44AC-AE69-9E21E16AC56C-300x225.jpeg 300w, http:\/\/hoolihan.net\/blog-tim\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/F96088BE-ADD9-44AC-AE69-9E21E16AC56C-768x576.jpeg 768w, http:\/\/hoolihan.net\/blog-tim\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/F96088BE-ADD9-44AC-AE69-9E21E16AC56C.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4104\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Start of the Talk Agenda<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The organizers did a great job. I had a helpful proctor who notified about time, and made sure I was setup and informed. <\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4105\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4105\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/hoolihan.net\/blog-tim\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/37F42494-81DA-4350-A5D9-34BD0F316404.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/hoolihan.net\/blog-tim\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/37F42494-81DA-4350-A5D9-34BD0F316404-1024x576.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"371\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4105\" srcset=\"http:\/\/hoolihan.net\/blog-tim\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/37F42494-81DA-4350-A5D9-34BD0F316404-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, http:\/\/hoolihan.net\/blog-tim\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/37F42494-81DA-4350-A5D9-34BD0F316404-300x169.jpeg 300w, http:\/\/hoolihan.net\/blog-tim\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/37F42494-81DA-4350-A5D9-34BD0F316404-768x432.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4105\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Regression as an intro to modeling<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The talk will go up later this month on YouTube, and I\u2019ll add it to the blog. Thanks to all who attended, and a big thanks to all who helped organize, sponsor, and volunteered for the conference. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I had the chance to speak at StirTrek 2018 about Machine Learning in R. I have been to StirTrek before, but it\u2019s been a few years. The conference has really grown, as there are over 2000 attendees now. I was in the 3:30 timeslot. 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