The table below shows my favorite go-to R packages for data import, wrangling, visualization and analysis — plus a few miscellaneous tasks tossed in. The package names in the table are clickable if ...

From IDE plugins to external chatbots and running LLMs locally, these new and emerging tools are bringing the generative AI revolution to R. My previous article focused on some of the best tools for ...

A behind-the-scenes blog about research methods at Pew Research Center. For our latest findings, visit pewresearch.org. (Related posts: Exploring survey data with the pewmethods R package, Weighting ...

In addition to being open source (i.e. FREE, which is awesome!), there is a large and constantly growing community of people sharing their "R packages" (which is even more awesome!). These packages ...

Saving tokens and passwords in an R environment variable means they’re stored in an unencrypted, clear text file. With the keyring package, your credentials are more secure As a former security ...

For years, geneticist Helene Royo used commercial software to analyse her work. She would extract DNA from the developing sperm cells of mice, send it for analysis and then fire up a package called ...

R is hot. Whether measured by more than 10,000 add-on packages, the 95,000+ members of LinkedIn’s R group or the more than 400 R Meetup groups currently in existence, there can be little doubt that ...