This thread from the R-help list describe an evergreen tip that, at least once, is proved useful in R practice.
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Two plot with a common legend – base graphics
If you need to share a common legend between two graphs using the ggplot2 package/paradigm take a look at this post from the Learning R blog.The code below solves the same task using the R base graphics.png( "2plot1legend.png", width = 480, height = 68...
Nice Interview
Here you can read a nice interview with David Smith, REvolution Computing’s Director of Community, statistician and bloggeR.
vim plugin for R
For the vim/R-addicted a must to have: http://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=2628
Searching through mailing list archives
Romain Francois on his blog posted a very useful function to search through the R mailing list archives. Take a look at it here. Take also a look at the tm package introduced in R News, 8(2):19–22, Oct. 2008 with an example dealing with analysi...
screen in ubuntu 9.04
As I told in a previous post, I consider the unix tool screen essential for my work. It seems that the just released Ubuntu 9.04 contains a package that make it easier to configure and use. You can find the full story here.
Tips from the R-help list : shadow text in a plot and bumps charts
Stumbling across the R-help mailing-list I found, as often happens, two threads in the spirit of this blog (of course, since they come from the list, the quality is higher): here you can find a function allowing a shadow outline style for a...
Colors in the R terminal
Today, I'd like to suggest a new R package that you can download from here. Still in its early development, the xterm256 package allows to print text in the R terminal using different colours. You can find more information here. The picture below depic...
R 2.9.0 is Out!
The new R 2.9.0 is out! Get it here. If you like take a look at these posts for some miscellaneous advices to make the upgrade easier.
Zero Inflated Models and Generalized Linear Mixed Models with R.
Zuur, Saveliev, Ieno (2012).
