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What’s New in R: June 17, 2024

Welcome to this week’s edition of ​What’s New in R​! This week, we’re featuring an article on the value of using R, a tutorial on writing your own functions, and a blog post showing how to get R to send texts on your behalf. Let’s dive in!

How (and Why) I came to Use R for Data Analysis and Evaluation

This article, written by Alberto Espinoza, talks about the value of using R in the context of evaluation. But it’s a useful read, even if you work in a very different industry. Alberto talks about being able to reuse code to make his work more efficient and many other benefits of using R.

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Reproducible Data Science in R: Writing functions that work for you

The United States Geological Survey puts out some great R content. In this new article, authors Elise Hinman and Anthony Martinez give an intro to creating your own functions. If you’ve never made your own functions, it’s a great way to get started!

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I Made R Text For Me

Brenden Smith has written a tutorial showing how he got R to send texts for him. If you’ve got a long-running script and you want to know when it’s done running, why not send yourself a text? This tutorial could show you how!

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David Keyes
By David Keyes
June 17, 2024

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