Dr Di Cook

Dariia Mykhailyshyna - Workshops for Ukraine Feedback on the past workshops (if you want to learn how to make wordclouds, check out Text Data Analysis workshop below)

"Oops, Git! How to recover from common mistakes" 🙈

Come learn some Git with me and {saperlipopette} at Workshops for Ukraine!

Thursday, March 19th, 14:00 - 16:00 CET (Rome, Berlin, Paris timezone)

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Organized by @dariia.bsky.social 🙏

#RStats

❗️Our next workshop will be on Feb 12th , 6 pm CET titled The Art of Research by @markgsheppard.com

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#AcademicSky #EconSky #RStats

Just change the date. We would all like to celebrate together.

We are responding to this call for evidence:
ec.europa.eu/info/law/bet...

Do you have concrete examples of the added value of #Rstats in the public or private sectors?

Include the most important factors (risk, lock-in, security, innovation...) to assess the added value.

Thanks!

Hi Ben, I hadn't seen this before so it's a nice addition to the list of reference papers. This work is summarised in projecteuclid.org/journalArtic... which we do reference. And also this one ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1953ApJ.... for comparing galaxy photos is delightful!

Didn’t try this one

We tried, and it's not as good. It could be made an option in the package though.

Looking forward to useR! 2026 in Warsaw, Poland 6-8 July @user-conf.bsky.social @rladies.org @r-forwards.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy #rstats

A promotional image for the UseR! Conference. Top text: "UseR! Conference, 7-9 July, 2026, Warsaw". Image: A scenic photograph of the Warsaw, Poland skyline at sunset, featuring prominent skyscrapers like the Palace of Culture and Science bathed in golden light. Bottom section: A text box with the useR! logo in the corner. The text reads: "Why Sponsor useR! 2026? useR!2026 brings together R users, developers, and enthusiasts from around the world. Your sponsorship helps us maintain affordable registration rates while delivering a high-quality conference experience."

Support Open-Source Data Science-Sponsor UseR! 2026
Join us in Warsaw 6–9 July 2026 at the premier event for R. As a sponsor, you help power an inclusive, high-impact event while reaching thousands of researchers, developers, and educators.
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#RStats #useR2026

It is designed to use with ggplot2 graphics, and builds on the plot code and also brailleR, in addition to ChatGPT. It is very rudimentary so we need help testing and developing #rstats

Back in the top 10, baby!

Eat your heart out, "#rstats is dying" thinkpieces. 😜

www.tiobe.com/tiobe-index/

GitHub - numbats/autoAlt Contribute to numbats/autoAlt development by creating an account on GitHub.

Are you interested in adding alt text to your publications? It helps share your data visualisations with vision impaired readers. Try out github.com/numbats/auto... to get a reasonable first draft or maybe complete text. @r-forwards.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy @rladies.org @rconsortium.bsky.social

HEY! YOU! ggdibbler 0.6.1 is finally up on CRAN!

harriet-mason.github.io/ggdibbler/in...

You can now pass random variables to any aesthetic in any ggplot geom/stat. If you can express it as a distribution, ggdibbler can plot it. It also works with ggplot extensions, like gganimate. #rstats

He looks like he’s brought the audience to tears!

I got to hear a sneak peek of Stephanie’s keynote, and it was so good! Definitely recommend watching if you work on teams adopting or transitioning to #RStats.

We are thrilled to welcome fellow R nerds to the OceaniaR hackathon this Sunday on ANU campus. A few more tickets left if you would like to join us! @deanmarchiori.bsky.social @njtierney.aus.social.ap.brid.gy @visnut.bsky.social statsocaus.github.io/oceaniar-hac...

Very clear explanations of how to handle data effectively.

YouTube video by Chris Bilder University of Nebraska-Lincoln Department of Statistics seminar "The Metrics" on November 6, 2025

If you're following the #UNL #statistics saga (proposed for elimination based on bad stats), you might find the seminar we gave yesterday interesting... youtu.be/fUk2R0UYWpA

It was weird to rail against someone for an hour, but strangely cathartic, and the #datavis seems to have been effective?

Agreed! This is a masterclass, basic principles of handling data, that many organisations, not just academic could learn from.

I voted for Baudin’s, just so you know!

IDWSDS Keynote Speaker Feature: Bonnie Ghosh Dastidar of RAND Corporation, United States. SESSION- Tuesday, October 14 00:30UTC. Topic: K1 - The Three Rs: Reliable, Rigorous and Robust --- Register now for this FREE conference! tinyurl.com/DastidarTalk

The International Day of Women in Statistics & Data Science (IDWSDS) Conference is approaching soon!

⭐️ When? October 14th!
⭐️ Where? Online!
⭐️ How much? Completely Free!

Sign up now to stay updated about the program and learn about networking opportunities.

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useR! 2018 Conference Attendee Shirt - Blue Logo useR! Store The artwork is displayed using the R Logo blue (#2369be)

Thanks to @visnut.bsky.social, I can now offer recreations (in non-original colours) of the useR! Conference Attendee shirt from Brisbane (2018). They are cheaper than the Aalborg ones because they only have a logo on the front. All profits will go to the R Foundation #Rstats

tinyurl.com/3zf3dwmz

I have it. Will send tomorrow

This package has data that can be used instead of nycflights13 to teach joins, and also to look at temporal trends and draw maps. It has to coolest hexsticker vahdatjavad.github.io/ecotourism/ and cute creatures: mantarays, gouldian finches, glow worms and orchids

Hey #rstats friends! 👋

Only one week to go until my "Introduction to R Packages" tutorial at #WOMBAT2025!

This is a gentle introduction to making R packages, going from initial code to `devtools::check()`

Still plenty of spots available :)

Sign up at: wombat2025.numbat.space

letter from the statistics department chair at UNL

The Department of Statistics at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln is under threat of closure, with tenured faculty facing dismissal. This is a small but globally impactful department.
Please consider writing a letter of support. Your voice could make a real difference.

At any rate, if you know of any good stats departments that are looking for someone with a new #NSF #CAREER award starting Oct 1, let me know. I do #datavis and #forensics research and teach #statcomputing with #rstats and #python. I have a 2-body problem but open to many different locations anyways

Scrolling on the toilet increases your risk of haemorrhoids, new study shows Too much time on the porcelain throne can make you nearly 50 percent more likely to develop haemorrhoids, scientists confirmed this week.

The problem is that the study has no ability to tell whether using a smartphone on the toilet increases the risk of hemorrhoids, or having hemorrhoids increases the chance that you’ll use a smartphone on the toilet, or that something else affects both things.
www.rnz.co.nz/life/wellbei...