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How to use the sf package in R
See how to do GIS calculations in R with this tutorial on finding the ZIP code for a US address.
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How to use the dtplyr package
The dtplyr 1.0 package lets you write dplyr R code and access speedy data.table performance. Find out how
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R data.table in 5 minutes
Get a quick look at the R data.table package in this 5-minute tutorial that gives a sample of the package’s speed and power.
Great R packages for data import, wrangling and visualization
Here are my go-to R packages -- in a handy searchable table.
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How to export to Excel with R
See how to save a data frame from R to Excel – with styling or multiple tabs.
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How to get API data with R
No R package for an API you’d like to use? No problem! See how to write your own R code to pull data from an API using API key authentication.
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How to make your own ggplot2 functions
See how easy it is to make your own functions using ggplot2, dplyr, and other tidyverse package functions – without worrying about quoted and unquoted column names! Thanks to the latest version of the rlang package, tidy evaluation is...
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How to use .SD in the data.table package
See how to use the special .SD symbol in the R data.table package.
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Get month-over-month comparisons in R
See various ways to calculate month-over-month, week-over-week, and year-over-year comparisons in R using dplyr and lubridate.
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How to boost R Markdown interactivity with runtime Shiny
In this episode of Do More With R, Sharon demonstrates how to turbocharge R Markdown interactions with runtime shiny
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How to customize ggplot with bbplot
Overwhelmed by all the ways you can customize a ggplot2 data visualization? With add-on packages like the BBC’s bbplot, you can use themes created by design professionals – or tweak them to make them your own.
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How to reshape data with tidyr’s new pivot functions
See examples of tidyr’s new pivot_longer and pivot_wider functions.
4 data wrangling tasks in R for advanced beginners
R is mighty, but it can be complex for data tasks. Learn how to get summaries, sort and do other tasks with relative ease. (Now updated with dplyr examples.)
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How to use tidy eval in R
Do you want to use ggplot2, dplyr, or other tidyverse functions in your own functions? This easy example shows how
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Run Python in R code
While R is a useful language, Python is also great for data science and general-purpose computing. See how to run Python code within an R script and pass data between Python and R
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Excel 2016 and 2019 cheat sheet: Ribbon quick reference
Our visual guide helps you find the most popular commands on the Ribbon in Excel 2016 and 2019 for Windows, along with keyboard shortcuts for performing each action.
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R tip: Write your own RStudio addins
This RStudio Addins tutorial shows step by step how to create an addin for the RStudio IDE
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R tip: Creating color-coded calendars
See how well you’re achieving daily goals with a color-coded calendar made in R
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