Sharon Machlis
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Filter JavaScript objects the easy way with Arquero
Use popular 'grammar of data' syntax to filter and subset your two-dimensional JavaScript arrays and more. Here's how to use Arquero for data wrangling in Observable JavaScript and Node.js. → Read More
How to merge data in R using R merge, dplyr, or data.table
See how to join two data sets by one or more common columns using base R’s merge function, dplyr join functions, and the speedy data.table package. → Read More
A beginner's guide to using Observable JavaScript, R, and Python with Quarto
Using Quarto with Observable JavaScript is a great solution for R and Python users who want to create more interactive and visually engaging reports. → Read More
How to create Word docs from R or Python with Quarto
It’s easy to automate the creation of Word documents with Quarto, a free, open-source technical publishing system that works with R, Python, and other programming languages. → Read More
RStudio unveils Shiny for Python
After 10 years as an R framework, the Shiny web framework is now available for Python in an alpha release. → Read More
RStudio changes name to Posit, expands focus to include Python and VS Code
RStudio is updating its name as it aims to expand use of its commercial products among data science teams using both Python and R. → Read More
PDF to Excel conversion: Your ultimate guide to the best tools
Need to extract data from PDF files into a spreadsheet so you can analyze it? Find out how seven PDF to Excel conversion tools fared in head-to-head tests with increasingly complex data sources. → Read More
Beginner's guide to R: Syntax quirks you'll want to know
Why x=3 doesn't always mean what you think it should, about data types and more. → Read More
How to create an election map in R
See how to use the R leaflet package to color-code a map by winner, loser, and margin of victory. → Read More
“Do More with R” video tutorials
Search for R video tutorials by task, topic, or package. Most videos are shorter than 10 minutes → Read More
How to send email from R and Gmail
See how to automate sending email with the R language, a Gmail account, and the gmailr R package → Read More
How to use RStudio code snippets
Save time by storing your best and most-used code in RStudio snippets → Read More
Best R packages for data import, data wrangling & data visualization
One of the great things about R is the thousands of packages users have written to solve specific problems in various disciplines -- analyzing everything from weather or financial data to the human genome -- not to mention analyzing computer security-breach data. Some tasks are common to almost all users, though, regardless of subject area: data import, data wrangling and data visualization. The… → Read More
DataCamp CEO steps down indefinitely in wake of 'inappropriate behavior'
Following an uproar in the R community over what was seen as an inadequate response by the company — including increasing calls to avoid the platform — the CEO and its board spoke out today. → Read More
How to run Python in R
Learn how to run Python code inside an R script using the reticulate R package → Read More
How to create color-coded calendars in R
Track your goals with color-coded calendars created with R packages ggplot2 and ggcal → Read More
Do more with R: RStudio addins and keyboard shortcuts
Speed up your R programming workflow with RStudio addins and customized keyboard shortcuts → Read More
Google will shut down Fusion Tables
After more than a decade in service, Google's easy-to-use cloud visualization service is being shuttered. → Read More
Do more with R: Quick lookup tables using named vectors
Learn how named vectors give R developers an easy to use key-value pairs → Read More
Useful R functions you might not know
One of the best way to find cool, new-to-you R functions is to see what other useRs have uncovered. Here are some of mine -- and yours. → Read More