R-bloggers

In this post, I announce the release of version of 0.2.0 of the readtextgrid R package, describe the problem that the package solves, and share some thoughts on LLM-assisted programming. Textgrids are a way to annotate audio data Praat is a program for speech and acoustic analysis that has been around ...

As a data science consultancy, Jumping Rivers are already known for offering help and training to clients in all things data. But did you know that we also organise free, in-person data science meetups? In this post we will talk through the typic...

10:10:10 on 10/10/10 - “Give Me A Little More Time” – CC-BY-NC-SA by Jill Clardy Day 13 of 30DayMapChallenge: « 10 minute map » (previously). Where can you go in 10 minutes (by car) from Les Minutes? library(osrm) library(leaflet) library(glue) Data We use {osrm} to build the isochrone. The service is based on OpenStreetMap data. ...

R workshops in Brisbane Australia, February 2026. For many years I had the pleasure of teaching with Ant Richardson and the team for these R workshops. I’m not there anymore, but recommend attending these if you can make the dates: Transform yo...

Explore the context-aware Theta method, a flexible extension of the classical Theta forecasting approach that incorporates tunable drift parameters and machine learning-based slope estimation.

Vignemale – CC-BY-NC-SA by Jon Larrañaga Day 12 of 30DayMapChallenge: « 2125 » (previously). Vidaller et al. (2021) indicate that Pyrenean glaciers are in a clear imbalance with the regional climate and will likely disappear...

In which we generate a dataset of game durations, do a little exploratory data analysis and then try to identify unusual instances and their causes. In my Twitter-whinge-post, I mentioned that one of its last redeeming features is the AFL statistics community. I always feel the need to apologise for ...

Editor’s Note: This post first appeared on the Revolution Analytics/Microsoft Blog, “Revolutions” on August 2, 2016. As the Revolutions blog no longer exists, we are republishing it here with permission from the author. ROC curves are commonly u...

Cardo Maximus, Jerash, Jordan – Public domain by Mustang Joe Day 11 of 30DayMapChallenge: « Minimal » (previously). A recent dataset of Roman Empire’s road system has just been published (de Soto et al. 2025) and is updated ...

They say that number Pi holds all infinite possibilities, all the words, all the combinations. Well, easier said to be done. So let’s put this to a test. This is my translational table. We will do this in the following…Read more ›

I’ve recently been given early access to a service that provides data on job listings published by a wide range of companies. The dataset offers a near real-time view of hiring activity, broken down at the company level. This is a potentially valuable signal for tracking labour market trends, ...

Motivation A few months back in a side skirmish during the great p-curve controversy, Richard McElreath mentioned that p-values under the null hypothesis are not always uniformly distributed, as is sometimes claimed. This prompted me to check out the ...

Storms Over the Ocean – CC-BY-NC by Lochaven Day 10 of 30DayMapChallenge: « Air » (previously). Where did it rain the most in a day last year? Using ERA5 post-processed daily statistics on single levels from 1940 to present....

Sunset over Rouen, Normandy, France – Public domain by Pierre Blaché Day 8 of 30DayMapChallenge: « Urban » (previously). French Urban unit database from INSEE. The concept of an urban unit is based on continuous built-up ar...