We're scattered throughout Toronto and the GTA, working in health care, software, government, banking and dozens of other industries. Often we're the lone stats expert or data guru in a larger organization. Let's get together and talk it all over - software, training, new developments and the all-important question of how to help our colleagues understand statistics.

R and Matlab users have few groups to join so I started one on Meetup. This goup is to add the needs of those who use these tools for research in the financial services industry of models, algos, and trading strategies. If you fall into any of these areas of interest, please join to learn more ways enhance your uses of this software.

Calling all Toronto area Tableau users and people interested in learning about Tableau Software! See what your peers are doing with Tableau, share Tableau tips and tricks, and hear about Tableau events in the GTA.

Data + Visualization Toronto is a meetup for hackers who love data. We cover everything from data processing with distributed real-time systems (such as Storm, used by Twitter) to data visualization methods and tools. Join us each month for a 30 minute pro-talk followed by a code challenge where you will pair with another developer to analyze/visualize a new data set.