What’s New in R: April 21, 2025

April 21, 2025

Welcome to this week’s edition of ​What’s New in R ​! This week, we’re featuring a TidyTuesday analysis on racial disparities in reproductive research, a tutorial on using ggplot2 to visualize relationship between life expectancy and health spending, and insights on R packages. Let’s dive in! TidyTuesday: Racial disparities in reproductive research In this insightful post, Jess Graves explores a TidyTuesday dataset, providing a detailed analysis and visualization. This resource is perfect for...

What’s New in R: April 14, 2025

April 14, 2025

Welcome to this week’s edition of ​What’s New in R ​! This week, we’re featuring a data hub for dengue research, a guide to advanced data skills, and a resource for spatial data in R. Let’s dive in! Dengue Data Hub The Dengue Data Hub is a comprehensive resource for researchers focusing on dengue fever. The website, made by Thiyanga S. Talagala, has information on the {denguedatahub} package, which has data from many locations around the world, and provides an interactive data explorer for...

What’s New in R: April 7, 2025

April 7, 2025

Welcome to this week’s edition of ​What’s New in R ​! This week, we’re featuring a YouTube tutorial on the {purrr} package, a list of ten great R functions, and a guide on fixing awkward backgrounds in ggplot. Let’s dive in! Hello Kitty: Intro to {purrr} | TidyX Episode 184 In Episode 184 of TidyX, hosts Ellis Hughes and Patrick Ward delve into the {purrr} package, focusing on the use of map functions to manipulate lists. They explain the importance of using map functions when dealing with...