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OpenCPU 1.0 release!

August 27, 2013
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After more than 3 years of development, we release the first official version of the OpenCPU system. Based on feedback and experiences from the beta series, OpenCPU version 1.0 has been rewritten entirely from scratch. The result is simple and flexible API that is easier to understand yet more powerful than before. With the new...

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googleVis 0.4.4 released with new formatting options for tables

August 26, 2013
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Over the weekend googleVis 0.4.4 found its way to CRAN. The function gvisTable gained a new argument formats that allow users to define the formats numbers displayed in tables. Thanks to J. Buros, who contributed the code.ExampleLoadingSession InfoR ve...

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mfg, mfcol, mfrow, and layout() – secret friends

August 26, 2013
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I was working on an issue (enhancement) today in my groan R-package today that required adding additional plotting elements via lines() and points() to a device that had already been partitioned by layout(). The code I wanted to use was essentially: #...

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Using R to visualize Karpov-vs-Kasparov Lifetime winner-take-all tally

August 26, 2013
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The Karpov vs. Kasparov rivalry holds a special place in the chess world.The idea behind this analysis is simple. If we take their lifetime games, plot the wins, what would it look like? We introduce one twist -- we'll be plotting the "winner-take-all"...

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Types of Data on R

August 26, 2013
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There are different types of data on R. I use type here as a technical term, rather than merely a synonym of “variety”.  There are three main types of data: Numeric: ordinary numbers Character: not treated as a number, but as a word. You cannot add two characters, even if they appear to be numerical. Characters

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Changeability of Value at Risk estimators

August 26, 2013
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How does Value at Risk change through time for the same portfolio? Previously There has been a number of posts on Value at Risk, including a basic introduction to Value at Risk and Expected Shortfall. The components garch model was also described. Issue The historical method for Value at Risk is by far the most commonly … Continue reading...

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Using JavaScript visualization libraries with R

August 26, 2013
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This is a short tutorial on knitr/markdown and JS visualization packages googleVis and rCharts. With these packages you can create web pages with interactive visualizations just using R. This will require minimal or no knowledge of HTML ...

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OpenCPU 1.0 release!

August 26, 2013
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After more than 3 years of development, we release the first official version of the OpenCPU system. Based on feedback and experiences from the beta series, OpenCPU version 1.0 has been rewritten entirely from scratch. The result is simple and flexible API that is easier to understand yet more powerful than before. With the new release also comes a new website and...

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From SVG to probability distributions [with R package]

August 25, 2013
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$From SVG to probability distributions [with R package]$

Hey, To illustrate generally complex probability density functions on continuous spaces, researchers always use the same examples, for instance mixtures of Gaussian distributions or a banana shaped distribution defined on with density function: If we draw a sample from this distribution using MCMC we obtain a plot like this one: Clearly it doesn’t really look

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Using R in Used Car Search

August 24, 2013
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Recently I was looking to buy a used car. I was using the Edmunds website to estimate the true market value of a used car. It has a nice click through interface where it guides you to input make, model, … Continue reading →

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