Publications by R Views

Wordle Data Analysis

Arthur Holtz is a Senior FP&A Manager at Shipt, but don’t let the title mislead you — he spends most of his days buried in databases and R, analyzing data. This post is neither affiliated with nor endorsed by his employer. Intro By now, I’m sure most people are familiar with the viral game Wordle. If you’ve been living under a rock and h...

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January 2022: “Top 40” New CRAN Packages

Two Hundred and two new packages made it to CRAN in January. Several were in applications areas that don’t show up very often, and a few of these made it into my January “Top 40” picks. My selections are listed below in thirteen categories: Agriculture, Computational Methods, Data, Engineering, Finance, Genomics, Machine Learning, Mathemati...

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Data Challenges for R Users

Today, I want to write about “data challenges”, where participants partake in a series of prompts designed for a variety of skill sets and levels. These challenges are opportunities to practice programming skills, work on algorithmic efficiency, or learn something new. Often, participants share the code for their submissions, teaching others ...

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