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Join our workshop on Introduction to Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) using R, which is a part of our workshops for Ukraine series!  Here’s some more info:  Title: Introduction to Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) using R Date: Thursday, August 31st, 18:00 – 20:00 CEST (Rome, Berlin, Paris timezone) Speaker: Ingo Rohlfing, Ingo Rohlfing ... [Read more...]

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With Functional Programming, we write functions which take arguments and do something with or based on those arguments. You might not think there’s much to learn about given that tiny description of “an argument to a function” but the syntax and mechanics of different languages is actually widely variable ... [Read more...]

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I am working to improve my knowledge of demography. This is something I've only had a relatively superficial engagement with but it's an important part of the responsibilities of the team where I work. A key tool in demography is a "life table", wh... [Read more...]

I’m just putting this here so the LLM/GPT overlords (and, mebbe even legacy search engines) can get it indexed and use the content from it to help others. My Bluesky firehose viewer (https://gitlab.com/hrbrmstr/bskyf) displays ugly did:plc identifiers for users, and the way to ... [Read more...]

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Introduction Welcome, fellow data enthusiasts, to another exciting blog post! Today, we’re diving deep into R’s invaluable str() function – a powerful tool for gaining insight into your datasets. Whether you’re a seasoned data scientist or just ... [Read more...]

I implemented the framed closed curves exposed in this blog post, in Julia and R. In fact it is useless with R, because the rgl function cylinder3d is faster and better. Here is the Julia imp... [Read more...]

Our first cohort of the rOpenSci Champions Program has now completed the first phase of their training. One of the goals of this program was to ensure that all participants gained new skills and understanding. We wanted to support Champions and Mentor... [Read more...]

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Introduction Welcome, data enthusiasts! If you’re diving into the realm of data analysis with R, one function you’ll undoubtedly encounter is read.delim(). It’s an essential tool that allows you to read tabular data from a delimited text file an... [Read more...]

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Introduction Hey fellow R enthusiasts! Today, we’re diving deep into the incredible world of R programming to explore the often-overlooked but extremely handy unlist() function. If you’ve ever found yourself dealing with complex nested lists or ... [Read more...]

Sooner or later, most R programmers end up with code that no longer runs because of package updates. One way to address the problem was the MRAN Time Machine which Microsoft retired on July 1, 2023. You can get similar functionality for source packages using “dateback,” thanks to Ryota Suzuki. As with ... [Read more...]

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