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12 ggplot extensions for snazzier R graphics
For everything from styling text and customizing color palettes to creating your own geoms, these ggplot2 add-ons deserve a place in your R data visualization toolkit. Plus, a package for Gantt charts.
What is Quarto? RStudio rolls out next-generation R Markdown
R Markdown isn’t going away. But the Quarto publishing platform is as friendly to Python, Julia, and Observable JavaScript as it is to R.
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.
How to attend RStudio Conference 2022 remotely for free
Keynotes and presentations will be streamed live. Plus, there will be a Discord server for virtual attendees.
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shinytest2, Rhino R Shiny framework top news at Appsilon conference
An updated Shiny testing package and new Shiny framework were featured at this week's Shiny conference.
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Easier ggplot with ggcharts in R
Create R data visualizations with a few lines of simple code thanks to the ggcharts R package. Plus, the resulting charts and graphs are customizable ggplot objects.
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How to make easier ggplot2 with ggcharts
Make ggplot2 graphs with a lot less code using the ggcharts package.
How to create PowerPoint slides from R
Learn how to generate PowerPoint slides straight from an R Markdown document. Plus, create interactive HTML slides in R with the xaringan package.
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How to create PowerPoint slides right from R
Learn how to generate PowerPoint slide presentations right from R with R Markdown. Plus: Create interactive HTML slides with the xaringan package.
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Astonishingly easy mapping in R with mapview
Create interactive maps of GIS data with tooltips, hover text, and legends in one short and simple line of code. Plus get extras like side-by-side sliders and multiple maps in sync.
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Astonishingly easy mapping with R and mapview
One short line of code give you a full-featured interactive choropleth map – complete with rollover text and popup data – thanks to the mapview package. See how simple it is to explore geospatial data in R. Data files available in...
Send Outlook email and Teams messages with R
The Microsoft365R package makes it easy to connect R with Outlook, Teams, OneDrive, and SharePoint. Let’s start with Outlook and Teams.
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How to send Outlook email, Teams messages and more from R
Microsoft’s Azure team has developed Microsoft365R, which makes it possible to send Outlook emails (and Teams messages!) with R. It's a package that interacts with Microsoft 365 APIs. Follow along to learn how to authenticate your...
Never look up tidyr’s pivot_wider or pivot_longer again!
Love tidyr but can never remember exactly how pivot_wider and pivot_longer work? With RStudio code snippets, you can write a snippet once and always have a fill-in-the-blank code template at your fingertips.
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How to never look up tidyr pivot_wider and pivot_longer again
Tidyr is a handy R package for reshaping data, but it can be hard to remember exactly how pivot_wider and pivot_longer work. Thanks to RStudio code snippets, you can write a snippet once and then always have a fill-in-the-blank code...
Easy racing bar charts in R with ddplot
You won’t believe how easy it is to create animated bar charts in the R programming language to show rankings over time.
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How to create racing bar charts in R
It’s easy to create animated bar charts with the ddplot package, letting viewers easily see category rankings over time.
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