Elfinwood is a term used to describe stunted forests characteristic of most subalpine and alpine regions world-wide. Also referred to as krummholtz, these miniature forests occur at the upper altitudinal limits of trees.
The objective of this blog is to help improve data management and analysis in general, with examples given from the biological and environmental sciences. To this end, I’ll be presenting an introduction to data management and analysis, including using SQL and R, and a PostgreSQL database schema model with the intent of moving us towards a more integrated approach to data management. The materials presented will be equivalent to that of a graduate level course in data management.
Introduction In the previous 2 posts I covered SQL select statements, and we looked at the Lesson_007 and Lesson_008 files in the learning-data-science GitHub repository. Lesson 007 covered the basics of SQL selects statements, and Lesson 008 covered LIMIT and OFFSET, column aliases, data type casting, creating columns on-the-fly, mathematical operations. In this post, Lesson…
Introduction In the previous post I covered part 1 of SQL select statements. We looked at the Lesson_007 files in the learning-data-science GitHub repository to learn the basics of SQL select statements. In this post, the second of 2 posts focused on SQL select statements, I cover LIMIT, OFFSET, mathematical operations, creating columns on the…
Introduction In the previous post I covered SQL Statements. We looked at the Lesson_006 files in the learning-data-science GitHub repository to learn about SQL statements, run several SQL statements strung together in a SQL script, and wrote a basic select statement. In this post, Lesson 007, we’ll learn about SQL select statements in more detail,…
Introduction In the previous post I covered Entity Relationship Models (ERM); and we looked at the Lesson_005 files in the learning-data-science GitHub repository to see an example of how to turn an ERM into a SQL script to create the database structure expressed in the ERM. In this post, Lesson 006, we’ll learn about SQL…
Introduction In the previous post I covered inserting data into a PostgreSQL table; and we used the Lesson_004 files in the learning-data-science GitHub repository to create foreign keys in the public.sample table. In this post, Lesson 005, we’ll take a step back and prepare an Entity Relationship (ER) model for my_first_database. We’ll use the ER…
Introduction In the previous post I covered inserting data into a PostgreSQL table; and we used the Lesson_003 files in the learning-data-science GitHub repository to insert data into the dom_study table. In this post, Lesson 004, we’ll create 2 more tables, set up foreign key constraints, and insert data into the 2 tables. Since data…
Introduction In the previous post I introduced PostgreSQL sequences, tables, and columns; and we used the Lesson_002 files in the learning-data-science GitHub repository to create a table for storing metadata about scientific studies. In this post, Lesson 003, we’ll insert data into the dom_study table that we created in the previous post. Since data analysis…
Introduction In the previous post I introduced PostgreSQL schemas, and we used the Lesson_001 files in the learning-data-science GitHub repository to create a schema for organizing domain tables. In this post, Lesson 002, we’ll create a sequence and a data table, and add column comments. Since data analysis and management are best learned by doing,…
Introduction In the previous post we installed pgAdmin and PostgreSQL, and created a database. In this post, Lesson 001 of Learning Data Science, we’ll discuss database schemas and create a new schema in my_first_database. Since data analysis and management are best learned by doing, the objective of this and future posts is to get readers…
Introduction In the previous post I introduced the learning-data-science GitHub repository, defined forking a repository, and provided instructions for forking the learning-data-science repository and cloning it to your computer. In this post, we’ll install pgAdmin and PostgreSQL, and create a database. Since data analysis and management are best learned by doing, the objective of this…
Elfinwood Ecology 