How R helps Airbnb make the most of its data
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At Airbnb, R has been amongst the most popular tools for doing data science in many different contexts, including generating product insights, interpreting experiments, and building predictive models. Airbnb supports R usage by creating internal R tools and by creating a community of R users. At the end of the post, the authors provide some specific advice for practitioners who wish to incorporate R into their day-to-day workflow.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- PeerJ PrePrints
دوره 5 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2017