Christopher Chizinski

Introduction to building (better) R packages - Nicola Rennie Abstract: There are many benefits to turning your R scripts or functions into a package, like making your code easier to re-use, easier… Introduction to building (better) R packages

Introduction to building (better) R packages www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8Kr... (R/Pharma 2025 #Rstats)

NSF’s flagship fellowship program is rejecting applicants without peer review Students seeking graduate research scholarships speculate that biology is being disfavored

NSF's graduate research fellowship (GRF) program is designed to teach aspiring scientists how to write a winning grant proposal. So why are so many applicants being denied that learning experience? www.science.org/content/arti...

Exploring Complex Survey Data Analysis Using R by Stephanie A. Zimmer, Rebecca J. Powell and Isabella C. Velásquez
#RStats
https://bigbookofr.com/chapters/social%20science.html#exploring-complex-survey-data-analysis-using-r

library(tidyverse) citekeys <- read_file("manuscript.qmd") |> str_extract_all("@([A-Za-z0-9_:]+)") |> unlist() |> str_remove_all("^@") |> as_tibble() |> count(value) |> arrange(desc(n))

Screenshot of a table with columns for citation key and counts

Helpful trick for academic writing with #QuartoPub: sometimes when trimming down papers, you've got to remove references (ugh—bibliographies shouldn't count in word counts!) so I use this #rstats snippet to extract all citations & and find things that I've only used once to see if they're droppable

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to Rehire Fired Employees with Backpay The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says it will rehire the hundreds of probationary employees who were fired en masse on Feb. 14.

www.outdoorlife.com/conservation...

Also,

Young scientists see career pathways vanish as schools adapt to federal funding cuts Reductions to federal support for research at universities and other institutions under President Donald Trump are dimming young scientists’ prospects, cutting off pathways to career-building projects...

apnews.com/young-scient... scientists see career pathways vanish as schools adapt to federal funding cuts

Data cleaning for data sharing | Crystal Lewis Part 1 in a series on creating a data cleaning workflow

Two years ago I wrote a 3 part blog post on Data Cleaning for Data Sharing for #LoveDataWeek that I think is still relevant for #LoveData25.

1. cghlewis.com/blog/data_cl...
2. cghlewis.com/blog/data_cl...
3. cghlewis.com/blog/data_cl...

#rstats #databs #edusky

A hex logo with 'lintr' written in light blue stitch. The angled white band behind this lettering appears to be "wiped on" by a lint roller at the right end of the hex. The rest of the hex is a Nordic knit sweater pattern in various shades of blue.

#rstats {lintr} finally got a hex logo! Thanks to @gregswinehart.bsky.social! And of course @hadley.nz for the initiative.

dev ops for data science

Check out the book DevOps for Data Science by Alex Gold.
Want your work to make a real impact? DO4DS is your guide to bringing you & your team's analytic insights into production. Learn more at posit.co/blog/devops-...
#rstats #datascience #devops #pydata

R Color Palette Finder The ultimate tool for finding the perfect color palette for data visualization with R and paletteer. Explore over 2000 palettes, see them in action on various charts, simulate color blindness, and exp...

I was today years old when I found this gem of a web app to explore 2500+ color palettes for R:

r-graph-gallery.com/color-palett...

Hunt the Jabberwock, Defend the Warren, Save the Forest: a D&D 5e Adventure for Environmental Educators Welcome to the Warren. Within this tiny Domain of Delight, Rabbitfolk engage in an endless battle against the Jabberwock, a manxome foe that refuses to stay dead. With the aid of their Archfey and …

In case you missed it, last Friday I finally launched The Last Hunt for the Jabberwock, a D&D 5e Adventure with lesson plans and learning standards for environmental educators.

You can also just play the campaign on its own. I think it's pretty fun!

www.southernfriedscience.com/hunt-the-jab...

📝 "Positron in action with #TidyTuesday orca encounters"

👤 Julia Silge

🔗 https://juliasilge.com/blog/orcas-positron/

#rladies #rstats

3D elevation map of the Iberian Peninsula🇦🇩🇪🇸🇵🇹 shows the intricate river systems overlayed with the exaggerated terrain.

My new 3D elevation map of the Iberian Peninsula🇦🇩🇪🇸🇵🇹 shows the intricate river systems overlayed with the exaggerated terrain.

Curious about how I create relief maps like this one? Dive into my video tutorial and explore the process:

🔗 youtu.be/piswxAEwnYo

#rstats #dataviz #GIS #maps #coding

TidyTuesday logo

Getting involved in open source projects is a great way to develop your programming skills! As well as creating plots or shiny apps using the #TidyTuesday data, curating a dataset is a good way to contribute!

How to contribute 👇👇👇

#DLSC #RStats #Python #DataScience @dslc.io

~~ new blog post ~~

i wrote about the meme that academic code is bad, what i think is achievable, and why i don't think we should be trying to get academics to write software for production

would love to hear what folks think!

#rstats #pydata

www.alexpghayes.com/post/what-i-...

Screenshot of slides showing the title "More effective data visualisations for improving communication with decision makers"

I really enjoyed talking about the @royalstatsoc.bsky.social's "Best Practices for Data Visualisation" guidance, for the Centre for Marketing Analytics and Forecasting talk this afternoon 📊

Thanks to @kandrika.bsky.social for the invitation and for chairing the session!

#RStats #DataViz

Check out my dot-density map of Poland's🇵🇱 population by powiat (admin level 2).

1 dot = 10,000 people, randomly placed within their powiat.

Can you spot the most populated regions? 🧐

Learn to create maps like this with my YouTube tutorial!
youtu.be/aUA1Sb6IBVQ

#maps #dataviz #rstats #Poland

How to interpret and report nonlinear effects from Generalized Additive Models | GAMbler Generalized additive models (GAMs) are incredibly flexible tools that fit penalized regression splines to data. But interpreting nonlinear effects from GAMs is not as easy as interpreting linear model...

Using Generalized Additive Models in #rstats but unsure how to interpret them? The {marginaleffects} 📦 by @vincentab.bsky.social is your friend ecogambler.netlify.app/blog/interpr...

The {messy} R package now has a pkgdown site with documentation: nrennie.rbind.io/messy/

#RStats #StatsEd