With the exponential growth of data, more and more businesses are demanding to become data-driven. Seeking value from their data, big data and data science initiatives; jobs and skill sets have risen up the business agenda. R, being a data scientists’ best friend, plays an important role in this transformation. But how do you transform a traditionally un-data-orientated business into being data-driven armed with R, data science processes and plenty of enthusiasm?

The first data scientist at a museum shares her experience on the journey to transform the 250-year-old British Museum to be data-driven by 2018. How is one of the most popular museums in the world, with 6.8 million annual visitors, using R to achieve a data-driven transition?

• Data wrangling

• Exploring data to make informed decisions

• Winning stakeholders’ support with data visualisations and dashboard

• Predictive modelling

• Future uses including internet of things, machine learning etc.

Using R and data science, any organisation can become data driven. With data and analytical skills demand higher than supply, more businesses need to know that R is part of the solution and that R is a great language to learn for individuals wanting to get into data science.