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Microsoft R Open (MRO), Microsoft's enhanced distribution of open source R, has been upgraded to version 3.4.0 and is now available for download for Windows, Mac, and Linux. This...
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This is your chance to win one of two 2-day passes to the first San Francisco EARL Conference on June 6 and 7. To win: All you need to...
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To post your R job on the next post Just visit this link and post a new R job to the R community. You can post a job for free (and there are also “featured...
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