R Exchange 2024

Jing Liao

Senior Data Scientist, Health Insights & Analytics
Department of Corrections, Ara Poutama Aotearoa

Jing is a seasoned data scientist with experience in simulations and predictive modelling. With an unwavering passion for analysing health data, she plays a pivotal role as a senior memeber of the Health Insight and Analytics team. She enjoys contributing to a profound understanding of health trends to improve health care delivery.

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"An unexpected R Shiny journey: Time series forecasting modelling from SQL to R"

It has been more than 2 years since R was introduced to the Health Insight and Analytics team. From simple R Markdown reporting for COVID-19 vaccination rates to R Shiny dashboards used to inform mental health and medical healthcare services it has been quite the journey. In this talk Jing will highlight one of the R Shiny dashboards built to enhance time series forecasting analysis using SQL and R.