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RDM Weekly - Issue 005 A weekly roundup of Research Data Management resources.

Issue 5 of RDM Weekly is out! 📫

This week we have:
- Overview of #rstats {datapasta} from @jenrichmondphd.bsky.social
- Dealing with duplicates from @astroeringrand.bsky.social
- Preventing research mistakes from @juliafstrand.bsky.social
and more!

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The New York Data Science & AI Conference Presented by Lander Analytics Bringing the data science and AI community together to explore, share, and inspire

I’m excited to be speaking at The New York Data Science & AI Conference Presented by Lander Analytics (@dataconf.ai) along with many others on Aug 26-27! Join us in NYC or virtually for a fun-filled event! Get 25% off your tix now with promo code EG25 at dataconf.ai/nyc. #rstats

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)

If you would like access to the recording, @dariia.bsky.social has instructions on how to access recorded talks on the main page: sites.google.com/view/dariia-...

GitHub - eringrand/duplicates_workshop Contribute to eringrand/duplicates_workshop development by creating an account on GitHub.

For much more on duplicates, feel free to check out my materials from my presentation all about Duplicates. github.com/eringrand/du...

❗️Our next workshop will be on April 25th, 6 pm CEST on Dealing with Duplicate Data in R by @astroeringrand.bsky.social!
Register or sponsor a student by donating to support Ukraine!
Details: bit.ly/3wBeY4S
Please share!
#AcademicSky #EconSky #RStats #dataviz

I have a coworker who is interested in creating some basic #shiny dashboards. What are the best resources for a total beginner? There is so much out there and I’m finding it hard to find the place to start. #rstats

I have a ~1hr talk written for a 2hr time slot, so what do you want to know about re. cleaning messy data? #rstats

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)

I'm giving a talk for Workshops of Ukraine about duplicative data. Friday, April 25th, 1pm EST. Come join me!!! #rstats

sites.google.com/view/dariia-...

This cutie is the best! 🥰🐈‍⬛ #cats

That's lovely to hear! Super proud of you and happy that your organization was so quick to do that work!

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Is there no workshop for an Intro to R/Tidyverse this year at posit::conf? (or am I just not understanding the page I'm looking at) #rstats

Two thirds of Britons would put off going to the doctor over fear of receiving bad news, research finds Two-thirds of Brits would put off going to the doctor - because they are scared they will receive bad news, according to research.

There’s plenty of countries with cheap/free healthcare that haven’t solved the problem of people putting off doctor visits due to fear. www.the-independent.com/news/health/....

Luckily, it was a database that didn't manage anything /too/ necessary, but it was absolutely a mess. Lessons were learned! 1. Backup your data, and 2. Don't give interns “delete all” buttons. #IWasTheIntern

One day I shall expand on the story of the lowly intern who was somehow given access to a Big Red Button that deleted an entire database, that had not been backed up for a month. #oops

oh! I've never heard of that extension

I'm doing an Intro to Git/GitHub training for some folks next week. What #github tips and tricks do you have for newer users? #rstats #git

Link the philosophy paper!

Does anyone have a good "there's a package for that" slack emoji? My team is in need! #rstats #rpackages

If you find out Do Tell.

Does anyone have a good "there's a package for that" slack emoji? My team is in need! #rstats #rpackages

a woman is carrying a bunch of shopping bags while walking down the street . ALT: a woman is carrying a bunch of shopping bags while walking down the street .

Sorry to tell you, but cute clothes and accessories are ongoing costs. (She says after buying too many pairs of shoes for the holiday sale)

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As you should, Huxley is very cute

Since the Cat Pics feed isn’t currently working, I’m on a hunt for cute cat accounts to follow. Please let me know if you have suggestions!

I’m totally going to have a thanksgiving kanban board next year

I love it, but I think I would be kicked out for putting sticky notes on the fridge!

Welcome | R for Data Science This book will teach you how to do data science with R: You’ll learn how to get your data into R, get it into the most useful structure, transform it, visualise it and model it. In this book, you will...

It depends on what you ultimately need/want to do with R, but “R for Data Science” is a good place to start for some of the basics. r4ds.had.co.nz

This also works for |>
if you hop into the code setting and click “use native pipe operator”. It’s helpful if you want the native pipe without having to teach your fingers a new short-cut. #rstats

Outside of the technical & code barriers, there’s the time, money, and energy barriers. Not enough of research gets a reproduced because the industry requires new & exciting answers