The R Consortium recently hosted a webinar series tailored specifically for insurance and actuarial science professionals. This series, called the R/Insurance webinar series, led by experts Georgios Bakoloukas and Benedikt... The post Unlocking the Power of R for Insurance and Actuarial Science: Webinar Series Recap appeared first on R ...

Securing your Shiny application is not just an added feature; it’s a fundamental necessity. Often, functionality and design are prioritized in development, but ensuring the security of your app is equally important, if not more so. Shiny security involves more than just adhering to general programming best practices like ...

It is a little-known fact that methane is more dangerous than carbon dioxide when it comes to global warming; it would harm the atmosphere about 80 times more than CO2. In this article, we will take a look at this situation across regions. First, we examine the methane rates with a ...

We’re thrilled to announce that teal v0.15.0 has been released on CRAN! This marks a significant milestone in our journey, and we’re incredibly excited about the possibilities teal brings to the R community, particularly within clinical t...

The R Consortium talked to Barry Decicco, founder, and organizer of the Ann Arbor R User Group, based in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Barry shared his experience working with R as... The post Ann Arbor R User Group: Harnessing the Power of R and GitHub appeared first on R Consortium.

Have you ever considered how we train machine learning models that could mirror our biases? As a seasoned data analyst, I frequently confront this problem. We desire objective systems yet inadvertently impose our preconceived notions of what patterns o...

#153–156PuzzlesAuthor: ExcelBIAll files (xlsx with puzzle and R with solution) for each and every puzzle are available on my Github. Enjoy.Similarly to the Excel Puzzles we have doubled episode today because of my winter holidays. Do not worry. Puzzles...

R/Shiny has established itself as a cornerstone technology for creating interactive, data-driven web applications. Recognising the potential challenges and opportunities this presents, Appsilon offers an exclusive series of workshops designed to enhance the skills of R/Shiny teams, from beginners to advanced developers in the life sciences. Why R/...

Dive into the world of validation at the first R Validation Hub community meeting of the year! What defines a validated R package? Is it ensuring reproducibility across systems? Prioritizing... The post Unraveling the term “Validation”: Join the Discussion at the R Validation Hub Community Meeting on February 20, 2024  appeared first ...

Puzzles no. 379–388PuzzlesAuthor: ExcelBIAll files (xlsx with puzzle and R with solution) for each and every puzzle are available on my Github. Enjoy.Last week I were on my winter holiday and with refreshed mind, it is time to get back to work, to ever...

Slave and Free Negroes – W.E.B Du Bois Recreating the the data visualization of W.E.B Du Bois from the 1900 Paris Exposition using modern tools. See the challenge presentation. Setup library(tidyverse) library(janitor) library(showtex...

Slave and Free Negroes – W.E.B Du Bois Recreating the the data visualization of W.E.B Du Bois from the 1900 Paris Exposition using modern tools. https://github.com/ajstarks/dubois-data-portraits/tree/master/challenge/2024 Config librar...

Now that I’ve got my hands on the source of the cake dataset I knew I had to attempt to bake the cake too. Here, the emphasis is on attempt, as there’s no way I would be able to actually replicate the elaborate and cake-scientifically rigorous re...

Negro population of Georgia by counties, 1870, 1880 – W.E.B Du Bois Recreating the the data visualization of W.E.B Du Bois from the 1900 Paris Exposition using modern tools. See the challenge presentation. Setup library(tidyverse) lib...

Negro population of Georgia by counties, 1870, 1880 – W.E.B Du Bois Recreating the the data visualization of W.E.B Du Bois from the 1900 Paris Exposition using modern tools. https://github.com/ajstarks/dubois-data-portraits/tree/master/c...