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Daniel Petterson Statistical Consultant

Code

I primarily use R, Python and SAS but have experience with other languages including SQL, C++ and MATLAB.

Tools

RStudio, Excel, Git, PowerBI, Docker, PostgreSQL, LaTeX, you name it and I can probably work it!

Featured Projects

Estimating Exposure of Vulnerable Seabird Populations to Offshore Light Pollution

  • R, Bayesian Modelling, Shiny

Data from light sensors attached to vulnerable seabirds was used to estimate migration patterns and determine the location of artificial light events.

Project Report Shiny App

Solar Geolocation for Animal Tracking

  • R, Package Development

The purpose of this package is to generalise the probGLS algorithm to areas outside of Eurasia and to allow for effective masking if the geographical bounds of a species are well known.

Github Repo Design Plan

Generative aRt

  • R, Shiny, Visualisation

This app allows users to easily generate art using a particle physics simulation package and a variety of data visualisation options.

Try it! Github Repo

Clinical Trial Aggregator

  • Python, Swift, Mobile Development

I'm currently developing an iOS app to connect people to clinical drug trials based on their eligibility. The backend is powered by Python and the app itself is written in Swift using UIkit.

Github Repo

Choice Modeling: Introducing Amstel

  • Excel, Experimental Design

"Should we take this product to market?". The question whose answer could make or break a business or at the very least make a sizeable impact on their bottom line. In this project we look at the predicted impact of introducing Amstel beer to the New Zealand market and play around with an Interactive Decision Tool to showcase the expected result given a variety of pricing strategies.

Check it out Interactive Design Tool

The Road to Yandhi: Sentiment Analysis of Kanye West Lyrics

  • R, Data Wrangling, Data Visualisation

On the eve of his next album, we delve into the lyrics of Kanye's previous masterpieces and explore how his music has changed over time.

Check it out

NZ Trade with the former USSR

  • R, Data Visualisation

How has New Zealand's trade relationship with the former Soviet Union changed over time? Which markets can't get enough of our dairy? And what do we get in return? Hint: It isn't nuclear submarines. In this project we explore economic data from Stats NZ.

Check it out