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R tutorial: How to import data into R
In this book excerpt, learn how to import data into R from spreadsheets, HTML tables, and more
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How to add sparklines to R tables
When you want to visualize results in each row—such as when each row of data is a trend over time—you can do that inside a new table column with mini inline graphs called sparklines
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R tip: Sparklines in HTML tables
Learn how to add sparklines to HTML tables in R with the DT and sparkline packages
Do more with R: Quick interactive HTML tables
See how to create an interactive table with one line of code (and the DT package). Plus, easy customizations
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R tip: Quick Interactive Tables
See how to create an interactive HTML table with one line of code. Plus, plenty of customizations
Do more with R: drag-and-drop ggplot
A new R package creates a simple graphical user interface for ggplot2—and it generates R code for the visualization you create
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R tip: Drag-and-drop ggplot
See how the new graphical user interface for ggplot2 works, thanks to the esquisse R package
Topped out? Swift, Go, and R vie for Tiobe Top 10
All three languages face limitations that could cap developer enthusiasm for the long term
Reshape data in R with the tidyr package
See how the tidyr R package’s gather and spread functions work. Plus a bonus look at labeling in ggplot2 with the directlabels package
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R tip: Reshape data with tidyr
See how the tidyr R package’s gather and spread functions work. Plus a bonus look at labeling in ggplot2
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R tip: Schedule R scripts on a Mac
Learn how to run R scripts from the Mac command line. Then, see how to schedule R scripts with cron jobs and the cronR package.
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R tip: R Markdown tutorial
In this 10th episode of Do More with R, learn how to create HTML, Word docs, PowerPoint presentations, and more that combine text, graphics, and R code
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R tip: Access nested list items with purrr
In this ninth episode of Do More with R, learn how to easily access and modify nested list items with the purrr package’s modify_depth function
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R tip: Animations in R
In this eighth episode of Do More with R, learn how to animate data over time with R and the gganimate and ggplot2 packages.
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R tip: Create maps in R
In this seventh episode of Do More with R, learn how to create maps in R—it’s easier than you think, thanks to new and updated packages like sf, tmap, and ggplot2
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R tip: Iterate with purrr's map_df function
In this sixth episode of Do More with R, learn how to apply a function to a vector of values and return a data frame
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R tip: Save time with RStudio code snippets
In this fifth episode of Do More with R, Sharon Machlis, director of Editorial Data & Analytics at IDG Communications, shows how code snippets work in RStudio—and how you can make your own
Jetpack promises simple R package management
Jetpack’s goal is to make dependency management in R as easy as it is with Ruby’s Bundler and JavaScript’s Yarn package managers
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