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clitable: a new R package to easily print pretty...

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2025/10/15

I am pleased to announce that clitable, my new R package for printing tables in the terminal, just made its way to the CRAN!! It lets you print pretty colorful tables directly in the R console or terminal. I am also quite proud that it was accep... Continue reading: clitable: a new R package to easily print pretty tables in the terminal

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Linear algebra using Armadillo via armadillo4r workshop

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2025/10/15

Join our workshop on Linear algebra using Armadillo via armadillo4r , which is a part of our workshops for Ukraine series! Here’s some more info: Title: Linear algebra using Armadillo via armadillo4r Date: Thursday, November 6th, 18:00 – 20:00 CEST (Rome, Berlin, Paris timezone) Speaker: Mauricio ‘Pachá’ Vargas Sepúlveda has ... Continue reading: Linear algebra using Armadillo via armadillo4r workshop

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Integrating Python Forecasting with R’s Tidyverse

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2025/10/14

In this article, we executed a successful integration of a non-standard Python forecasting model into the R Tidyverse/Tidymodels framework, primarily leveraging the reticulate package. 1. The Objective (The Challenge) The goal was to utilize a powerful, custom Python model (nnetsauce‘s MTS wrapper around a cyb$BoosterRegressor) and integrate its ... Continue reading: Integrating Python Forecasting with R’s Tidyverse

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New, work-in-progress book on spatial data...

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2025/10/14

We want to introduce a new, work-in-progress book on spatial data visualization in R using the tmap package. The current version of the book, titled Spatial Data Visualization with tmap: A Practical Guide to Thematic Mapping in R, is available on... Continue reading: New, work-in-progress book on spatial data visualization in R

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Part V – Using R in Excel – Inferential Statistics

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2025/10/14

Introduction In the previous posts in this series (Using R in Excel) I have demonstrated some basic use-cases where using R in Excel is useful. Specifically we have looked at descriptive statistics, linear regression, forecasting, and calling Python. I... Continue reading: Part V – Using R in Excel – Inferential Statistics

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Recognition Beyond Blog Post Authors

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2025/10/14

Read it in: Español.Read it in: Français. Our own dev guide states Be generous with attributions Recognizing the diverse forms of contributions to our mission is very important to us: we like thanking package reviewers and more generally all package ... Continue reading: Recognition Beyond Blog Post Authors

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Upcoming Free Webinar: Understanding Posit –...

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2025/10/13

Date: Thursday, 23rd October 2025 Time: 13:05 (UK Time) Duration: 55 minutes Cost: Absolutely free! Reserve your spot now: https://jumpingrivers.typeform.com/to/UmdyNbAs Ready to get more out of your Posit tools and understand how they can drive ... Continue reading: Upcoming Free Webinar: Understanding Posit – Ecosystem and Use Cases

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Python package development for R developers

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2025/10/13

Developing a Python package when coming from R: experience feedback I’ve learned a lot by developing and contributing to various R packages over the years. Without having (yet!) a personal package on CRAN, I use package development on a daily b... Continue reading: Python package development for R developers

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Beyond Fraud: How IHME Distorts Academic Metrics

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2025/10/12

Recently, a post on LinkedIn highlighted a Google Scholar profile of an apparently just starting PhD researcher who suddenly started accumulating unbelievable counts of citations to his questionably numerous papers. Usually, such profiles are a ... Continue reading: Beyond Fraud: How IHME Distorts Academic Metrics

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More data ( 150 files) on T. Moudiki’s situation: a...

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2025/10/12

This post contains a riddle/puzzle related to T. Moudiki's situation, including files and code snippets in R, Python, and bash. The ZIP file with a lot of details is available for download. Continue reading: More data (> 150 files) on T. Moudiki’s situation: a riddle/puzzle (including R, Python, bash interfaces to the game — but everyone can play)

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GAMs for Customer Lifetime Value (CLV) prediction

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2025/10/11

I typically work in quantitative ecology and molecular epidemiology, where we use statistical models to predict species distributions or disease transmission patterns. Recently though, I had an interesting conversation with a data science PhD student who mentioned they were applying GAMs to predict Customer Lifetime Value at a SaaS startup. ... Continue reading: GAMs for Customer Lifetime Value (CLV) prediction

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Simulating Monty Hall’s Problem

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2025/10/01

I find that when teaching statistics (and probability) it is often helpful to simulate data first in order to get an understanding of the problem. The Monty Hall problem recently came up in a class so I implemented a function to play the game.Th... Continue reading: Simulating Monty Hall’s Problem

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Plotting Distributions in R

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2025/09/30

When working with distributions in R, each distribution has four functions, namely: dXXX - density function. rXXX - generate random number from this distribution. pXXX - returns the area to the left of the given value. qXXX - returns the quantil... Continue reading: Plotting Distributions in R

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The Cadence of Behavior-Driven Development

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2025/09/30

Learn how to effectively implement Behavior-Driven Development (BDD) practices in your projects. Focus on delivering the most valuable scenarios first and avoid the pitfalls of over-specification. Continue reading: The Cadence of Behavior-Driven Development

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rOpenSci Code of Conduct Committee Templates

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2025/09/30

At rOpenSci, our Code of Conduct (CoC) committee works to support a healthy, welcoming, and inclusive community. A big part of this work is making sure that the processes we follow are transparent, consistent, and fair. Over the years, we’ve developed... Continue reading: rOpenSci Code of Conduct Committee Templates

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Uncertainty Analysis: Gold vs. Bitcoin

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2025/09/29

Deutsche Bank Research Institute stated in its published report that Bitcoin has undergone a process similar to what gold experienced over the past 100 years. According to the report, Bitcoin’s increasing adoption and reduced volatility may transform it into a reserve asset that central banks could hold by 2030. The uncertainty ... Continue reading: Uncertainty Analysis: Gold vs. Bitcoin

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Introducing cpp4r: A C++ Interface for R’s C Interface

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2025/09/29

If this post is useful to you I kindly ask a minimal donation on Buy Me a Coffee. It shall be used to continue my Open Source efforts. The full explanation is here: A Personal Message from an Open Source Contributor. You can send me questions for... Continue reading: Introducing cpp4r: A C++ Interface for R’s C Interface

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rOpenSci News Digest, September 2025

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2025/09/29

Dear rOpenSci friends, it’s time for our monthly news roundup! You can read this post on our blog. Now let’s dive into the activity at and around rOpenSci! rOpenSci HQ 10 quick tips for making your software outlive your job Our communi... Continue reading: rOpenSci News Digest, September 2025

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August 2025 Top 40 New CRAN Packages

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2025/09/29

Causal Inference gadjid v0.1.0: Enables efficient Rust implementations of graph adjustment identification distances available in R. These distances (based on ancestor, optimal, and parent adjustment) count how often the respective adjustment ... Continue reading: August 2025 Top 40 New CRAN Packages

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Spurious Correlations in R – Correlation is not...

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2025/09/27

If this post is useful to you I kindly ask a minimal donation on Buy Me a Coffee. It shall be used to continue my Open Source efforts. The full explanation is here: A Personal Message from an Open Source Contributor.You can send me questions for... Continue reading: Spurious Correlations in R – Correlation is not Causation

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