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Part 3 of 3: 300+ milestone for Big Book of R

July 19, 2022 | Oscar

This post is the final installment of a 3-part series highlighting 35 new entries to Big Book of R. Read part 1 and part 2. The site now has well over 300 free R programming titles. Onto the third batch of new books! Financial Econometrics – R Tutorial Guidance by … The post Part 3 of 3: 300+ milestone ...

Part 2 of 3: 300+ milestone for Big Book of R

July 18, 2022 | Oscar

This is part 2 of a 3 part series highlighting a selection of 35 new entries into Big Book of R. Read part 1. The site now has well over 300 free R programming titles. Onto the second batch of new books! Sign up to the newsletter for the next … The post Part 2 of 3: 300+ milestone ...

Part 1 of 3: 300+ milestone for Big Book of R

July 16, 2022 | Oscar

We’ve done it folks! Over 300 free R programming books are now available at www.BigBookofR.com. Of the 343 entries available, 20 are paid products and the rest are all 100% free. Thanks to all the authors, contributors, users readers and cheerleaders who are helping build a rich ecosystem of material. … The ...

8 New Books added to Big Book of R

May 29, 2022 | Oscar

29 May 2022 We’re closing in on the next milestone of 300 unique entries in Big Book of R! Today’s update has a bunch of really interesting additions, and thanks to Staurt Lodge and Tim Hendriks for some of the submissions. Before we dive into them, I want to let … The ...

Launch of R Screencasts

May 16, 2022 | Oscar

16 May 2022 A great way to learn how to analyze data or improve the skills you have is to watch experienced people do it. It’s handy if you have experienced colleagues around you, but what if your colleagues are too busy to help coach you, you’re still trying to … ...

4 new books and a new Finance chapter added to Big Book of R

April 24, 2022 | Oscar

24 April 2022 This update to Big Book of R happened a little differently than the previous ones in that I livestreamed while I was updating it. During the update I felt that there were enough books for the topic of Finance to warrant it’s own chapter! Thanks to Zachary … The ...

5 New books added to Big Book of R

March 19, 2022 | Oscar

19 March 2022 There’s some very interesting books in this update! Thansk to Nick Ulle, Jonathan Godfrey , @datum_wrangler and @jebyrnes for some of the the additions. If you’re looking for a new way to discover books from the collection, follow the Big Book of R Twitter bot. Every couple … ...

11 New Books added to Big Book of R

February 5, 2022 | Oscar

06 February 2022 Welcome to a very special edition of Big Book of R updates. For the past week, my kid has been asking to help me out with Big Book of R and created this amazing featured image. It’s an outer-space theme complete with a space-monkey (holding a banana) … The ...

Tips for building a Twitter bot with R and Github Actions

January 16, 2022 | Oscar

16 January 2022 A couple of weeks ago I created my very first twitter bot which was immensely satisfying. It was also quite a frustrating process and this post should save you a lot of frustration :). You can view the code in the github repo. I can’t give enough … The post ...

10 New books added to Big Book of R

January 14, 2022 | Oscar

14 January 2022 We’re off to a great start (book wise!) for 2022. Here’s 10 new additions to Big Book of R. Quite a few more paid versions of books in this round and they look good. Thanks to Burak Aydin, Manika Lamba, Mauricio Vargas Sepúlveda, Samrit Pramanik , Kurt … The post 10 ... [Read more...]

A new way to discover R Programming books!

January 9, 2022 | Oscar

With over 250 books (and counting) in the Big Book of R collection, you could easily overlook a lot of useful ones. Sometimes you see a book and think “Hey that’ll be pretty useful if I ever work on [subject]” but when that time comes you’ve completely forgotten about ... [Read more...]

How to google R stuff

December 16, 2021 | Oscar

I love a lot about R except that its name is not great for SEO. When you’re very new to R it can be a bit hard to google solutions to your problems. In learning any new skill or tool it’s difficult to know what to google in ...

Top 21 #RStats tweets of 2021

December 13, 2021 | Oscar

13 December 2021 The R Community has been as active as ever on Twitter during 2021. Here’s a selection of the top 21 tweets of the year. Not on Twitter and don’t know where to start? Don’t worry! I co-authored the free book Twitter for R programmers with Veerle van … The ...

9 new books added to Big Book of R

December 5, 2021 | Oscar

06 December 2021 Every time I update Big Book of R I’m blown away by how much good stuff is out there! In this release there’s 9 new books which covers the widest range of topics of any release to date :). Thanks to Sivuyile Nzimeni for one of the … The post 9 ... [Read more...]

A Hiring Manager’s review of the Google Data Analytics Professional Certificate syllabus

November 30, 2021 | Oscar

30 November 2021 “Is the Google Data Analytics Professional Certificate any good?” Whether you’re a job seeker looking to boost your career or a hiring manager eager to find skilled staff, this is a pertinent question. In this review, I assess the certificate based on the syllabus, and not the … The ...

6 New books added to BigBookofR: Javascript, Business Case Analysis, Indicator Dev and a bunch for Motorsports!

September 25, 2021 | Oscar

25 September 2021 Yes fellow R friends, the book list keeps growing nicely. Thank you very much to the contributors (both in submissions and for authoring these books!) : Colin Fay , Robert D. Brown III , William Becker and Tony Hirst JavaScript 4 Shiny – Field Notes by Colin … The post 6 New books added to BigBookofR: ...

Mistakes: you’ll make a few

September 21, 2021 | Oscar

Running into errors and warnings is a completely normal part of programming – even the best of the best can count on it happening daily! Getting comfortable with what the errors mean and how to find the solution is part of your learning journey. Here’s a checklist (pdf /png) with … ...

Another 9 R books added to BigBookofR

September 21, 2021 | Oscar

The collection of R books at BigBookofR continues to grow! Thanks to @erictleaungu , @StanLazic, @rohmanoabdur, @preposterior, @lago67522285 and @lfvasconcelos_ for their contributions. Computing for the social sciences By Dr. Benjamin Soltoff The goal of this course is to teach you basic computational skills and provide you with the means … The ...

Another 9 R books added to BigBookofR

September 12, 2021 | Oscar

The collection of R books at BigBookofR continues to grow! Thanks to @erictleaungu , @StanLazic, @rohmanoabdur, @preposterior, @lago67522285 and @lfvasconcelos_ for their contributions. Computing for the social sciences By Dr. Benjamin Soltoff The goal of this course is to teach you basic computational skills and provideyou with the means to … The ... [Read more...]

Mistakes: You’ll make a few

September 5, 2021 | Oscar

Running into errors and warnings is a completely normal part of programming – even the best of the best can count on it happening daily! Getting comfortable with what the errors mean and how to find the solution is part of your learning journey. Here’s a checklist (pdf /jpg) with … ...

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