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Using R — Documentation

Posted on January 6, 2011 by Jonathan Callahan
This entry is part 1 of 15 in the series Using R

This entry is part 1 of 15 in the series Using RWe use R a lot.  R takes care of many our basic data management needs.  R is an awesome statistical analysis package.  R allows you to produce exceptional data …   read more …

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Using R — Installing Packages

Posted on May 12, 2011 by Jonathan Callahan
This entry is part 2 of 15 in the series Using R

This entry is part 2 of 15 in the series Using ROne of the reasons to use R for analysis and visualization is the rich ecosystem of ‘packages’ contributed by others. In most cases, just as with smartphones, “There’s a …   read more …

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Using R — Package Installation Problems

Posted on February 12, 2013 by Jonathan Callahan
This entry is part 3 of 15 in the series Using R

This entry is part 3 of 15 in the series Using RThe post titled Installing Packages described the basics of package installation with R.  The process is wonderfully simple when everything goes well.  But it can be maddening when it …   read more …

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Using R — A Script Introduction to R

Posted on October 17, 2012 by Jonathan Callahan
This entry is part 3 of 15 in the series Using R

This entry is part 3 of 15 in the series Using RTo many people, R is like the Everglades. They’ve heard of it, they know it’s big and has amazing treasures deep inside. Articles in the media can make it …   read more …

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Using R — Basic error Handing with tryCatch()

Posted on December 7, 2011 by Jonathan Callahan
This entry is part 4 of 15 in the series Using R

This entry is part 4 of 15 in the series Using RThe R language definition section on Exception Handling describes a very few basics about exceptions in R but is of little use to anyone trying to write robust code …   read more …

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