What’s New in R: June 24, 2024
Welcome to this week’s edition of What’s New in R! This week, we’re featuring an opinionated view on the purpose of Quarto documents, an announcement of a new book, and an interview highlighting the role of R in preserving river health. Let’s dive in!
Don’t use Quarto documents to clean or analyze data
The title of this article is definitely provocative! In the article, Diego Catalán Molina argues that using Quarto documents for exploratory data analysis is a bad idea. Even if you don’t agree with him, it’s an interesting read.
Book announcement R 4 Social Network Analysis
David Schoch recently announced that he is writing a book on using R to conduct social network analysis. Best of all, the book is available to read for free online. If you want to learn how to do social network analysis with R, check it out!
Aligning Beliefs and Profession: Using R in Protecting the Penobscot Nation’s Traditional Lifeways
This interview with Angie Reed, Water Resources Planner for the Penobscot Indian Nation, discusses how R has helped this Native American group in their river conservation work. Read the article to learn how R has helped achieve more stringent protections for the Penobscot River, including facilitating upgrades to the river’s water quality classification.
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