In this episode: Site updates, additional screencasts about R from other sites, listener feedback, and discussion on the fundamental data structures for R: vectors, matrices, lists, and data frames. The R code discussed in this episode is available in our GitHub repository, see the show notes for details. Leave us ... [Read more...]

Here is the inaugural R-Podcast Screencast: Basic Interaction with R. This screencast contains audio from episode 3 of the R-Podcast. In this screencast I demonstrate how to create a vector of numerical data, calculating means, installing and loading packages, and getting help for a function. You can find the R code ... [Read more...]

In this episode: New versions of R and ggplot2 available, listener feedback, and an interactive session with R. The R code discussed in this episode will be available in our GitHub repository, see the show notes for details. There will be a companion screencast to accompany this episode which will ... [Read more...]

In this episode: A couple of site updates, our first listener feedback, an overview of installing R on each major platform, and an overview of R IDEs and helpful resources for getting started with R. If you would like to provide feedback, please send an email or audio comment to ... [Read more...]

I am happy to report that the R-Podcast is now on iTunes. If you would like to subscribe to the podcast using iTunes, you can click on the iTunes logo or the iTunes link under Podcast Subscription Options on the right hand side of the page. Detailed information on how ... [Read more...]

Here is the inaugural episode of the R-Podcast! In this episode, I take a few minutes to introduce myself and to explain the main goals of this podcast. I also define what R is and give an overview of R’s history of development and features that distinguish it from ... [Read more...]