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The CANA Connection


Have you had your “Oh git” moment yet?
Have you ever had that “Oh git” moment, you know, that time in a project where the deliverable is due to a client and something unexpected occurs to the output after a data refresh over the weekend? It is usually followed by a sigh of relief because git is being used to manage the project and saves the day with its version control features that work like magic. Hopefully you have had an “Oh git” moment and not its sinister opposite, but just in case, here’s a quick git overvi
Jun 25, 20215 min read


Reflections on rstudio::conf 2020
This January, several team members from CANA Advisors attended the RStudio Conference, both in person in San Francisco and remotely! At CANA, the R language is a part of our daily analytics practice, from quick turn analyses to high impact applications build in R Shiny. The RStudio Conference provides a great opportunity to learn about the latest trends in the language and connect with others in the community. Here are a few takeaways from CANA Senior Operations Research Anal
Jan 31, 20202 min read


Day in the Life of an Analytics Professional
What do Analytics Professionals do? In 2017, the website Glassdoor.com ranked the following analytical career fields: Data Scientist #1,...
Apr 17, 20173 min read


What does an Operations Research (OR) analyst think about before cycling 125 miles?
It was a beautiful sunny September day in New Bern, NC. I trained all summer for this ride. I was on the starting line with 2,000 other...
Nov 14, 20163 min read
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