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Correlation Resources: SPSS, R, Causality, Interpretation, and APA Style Reporting

July 17, 2011
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Correlation Resources: SPSS, R, Causality, Interpretation, and APA Style Reporting

This post provides links to a range of resources related to the use andinterpretation of correlations.I wanted to provide a page with links to a number of additional resources thatwould be useful both for those of my students who might be keen to learn...

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Guide to Getting Started with R: 2011 Update

May 4, 2011
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Guide to Getting Started with R: 2011 Update

In mid-2009, I wrote a post on getting started with R. A lot has happened in the world of R over the last two years. New books, videos, online documentation, blogs and other resources have emerged. New community structures have emerged. As such I've gi...

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Guide to Getting Started with R: 2011 Update

May 4, 2011
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Guide to Getting Started with R: 2011 Update

In mid-2009, I wrote a post on getting started with R. A lot has happened in the world of R over the last two years. New books, videos, online documentation, blogs and other resources have emerged. New community structures have emerged. As such I've gi...

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R Optimisation Tips using Optim and Maximum Likelihood

February 20, 2011
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R Optimisation Tips using Optim and Maximum Likelihood

This post summarises some R modelling tips I picked up atAMPC2011.I got some tips from a tutorial on parameter estimationput on by Scott Brownfrom the Newcastle Cognition Lab.The R code used in the tutorial is available directly hereor from the confer...

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R Optimisation Tips using Optim and Maximum Likelihood

February 20, 2011
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R Optimisation Tips using Optim and Maximum Likelihood

This post summarises some R modelling tips I picked up atAMPC2011.I got some tips from a tutorial on parameter estimationput on by Scott Brownfrom the Newcastle Cognition Lab.The R code used in the tutorial is available directly hereor from the confer...

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R versus Matlab in Mathematical Psychology

February 20, 2011
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R versus Matlab in Mathematical Psychology

I recently attended the 2011 Australasian Mathematical Psychology Conference.This post summarises a few thoughts I had on the use of R, Matlab and othertools in mathematical psychology flowing from discussions with researchers atthe conference.I wanted...

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R versus Matlab in Mathematical Psychology

February 20, 2011
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R versus Matlab in Mathematical Psychology

I recently attended the 2011 Australasian Mathematical Psychology Conference.This post summarises a few thoughts I had on the use of R, Matlab and othertools in mathematical psychology flowing from discussions with researchers atthe conference.I wanted...

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Reasons for Transitioning to Vim: Bringing LaTeX, R, Sweave and More under One Roof

January 10, 2011
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Reasons for Transitioning to Vim: Bringing LaTeX, R, Sweave and More under One Roof

This post describes the reasons for my transition to Vim.Brief BackgroundOver the years I've used a lot of different text editors on Windows.In general, I've used whatever text editor came with a program.When I started using R, I moved from Rgui throug...

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Reasons for Transitioning to Vim: Bringing LaTeX, R, Sweave and More under One Roof

January 10, 2011
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Reasons for Transitioning to Vim: Bringing LaTeX, R, Sweave and More under One Roof

This post describes the reasons for my transition to Vim.Brief BackgroundOver the years I've used a lot of different text editors on Windows.In general, I've used whatever text editor came with a program.When I started using R, I moved from Rgui throug...

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Video of Reproducible Research with R: Melbourne R Users 1st Dec 2010

December 13, 2010
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Video of Reproducible Research with R: Melbourne R Users 1st Dec 2010

As previously mentionedI gave a talk at Melbourne R Users Group titled "Reproducible Research and R Workflow".It covered technologies including LaTeX, Sweave, R, make, Eclipse, and git.This post shares the video.I'd like to thank Pedro Olaya for filmin...

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