Data Scientist (with R): 8th July 2025

clustra: A multi-platform k-means clustering algorithm for analysis of longitudinal trajectories in large electronic health records data (arxiv:stat). Clustra: a multi-platform k-means algorithm for clustering longitudinal health data, utilizing R and SAS for trajectory analysis of electronic health records

rdhte: Conditional Average Treatment Effects in RD Designs (arxiv:econ). Estimation of heterogeneous treatment effects in sharp RD designs using rdhte software, featuring automatic bandwidth selection and robust inference methods

Tensor-product interactions in Markov-switching models (arxiv:stat). Tensor-product interactions in Markov-switching models enhance ecological time series analysis, enabling complex multidimensional effects and efficient smoothing procedures for latent behavior inference

Our July Issue is out now! (methodsblog​.com). July issue highlights microbial ecology R package MicroEcoTools, pnetr ecosystem modeling, novel leaf-wood classification, SWELL phenology model, and affordable TinyCO2 system

Postdoctoral Fellow at Purdue Statistics (bayesian​.org). Postdoctoral Fellow position at Purdue University focusing on Bayesian analysis, generative models, and multivariate processes, supervised by Dr. Anindya Bhadra

Open Science with a Latin American Identity: Meet the New Cohort of the rOpenSci Champions Program (ropensci​.org). New rOpenSci Champions from Latin America focus on open science, R programming, and diverse projects addressing real-world challenges in various fields

R Weekly 2025-W28 Quarto syntax, BDD, scalarized bug hunting (rweekly​.org). R Weekly highlights Quarto syntax, Behavior-Driven Development in R, new R packages, and statistical learning for UEFA Women’s Euro 2025 prediction

Social Coworking and Office Hours - Research Software Engineering and R (ropensci​.org). Join Saranjeet Kaur Bhogal and Yanina Bellini Saibene for online coworking focused on Research Software Engineering and R on July 1, 2025

Hash-tag baby (openanalytics​.eu). Explore how hashing techniques like UUID and md5 can help expectant parents avoid baby name clashes while keeping names confidential

Dive()ing into the hunt #rstats (milesmcbain​.micro​.blog). R programming, data analysis, tidyverse, debugging, functions, vectorisation, browser debugging, statistical calculations, interactive evaluation in data frames

Open files in external programs with Positron or Visual Studio Code (andrewheiss​.com). Utilize macOS writing tools with Positron and Visual Studio Code to open Quarto files in external editors like Typora via custom tasks

Use Positron to run R inside Docker a image through SSH (andrewheiss​.com). Leverage Positron to SSH into Docker containers running R, enhancing reproducibility for researchers while simplifying coding and development processes across different environments

Generating quarto syntax within R (blog​.djnavarro​.net). Data visualization in R using babynames and quarto syntax for enhanced data analysis and presentation workflows

Creating tutorial worksheets: Quarto profiles for the win! (remlapmot​.github​.io). Create tutorial worksheets with Quarto profiles for R, Python, Stata, and Julia; implement conditional content for questions and solutions documents

High quality figures from R Markdown or Quarto to Word (riinu​.me). Enhance quality of figures in R Markdown or Quarto for HTML and Word by adjusting DPI settings to 200 or 300

R Package Quality: Documentation (jumpingrivers​.com). Evaluating R package documentation quality using a scoring framework assessing exported objects, examples, NEWS files, vignettes, and websites

Data Strips Experiment (rawdatastudies​.com). Data Strips app explores new graphic representations for summarizing variable distributions using techniques like Grubbs's outlier test and shortest intervals

From R to Tableau - Leverage Both Tools for Effective Dashboards (codingthepast​.com). Explore visualizing Chilean dictatorship data using the pinochet R package and Tableau Public, comparing strengths of R and Tableau for effective dashboard creation

Plot Data Along a Genome with karyoploteR (blog​.stephenturner​.us). Visualize genome data with karyoploteR: genome density, coverage, structural variation, GWAS plots, and gene expression from DESeq2

Understanding SSE in Regression (marsja​.se). Learn about Sum of Squared Errors (SSE) in regression analysis, its significance, and R code for calculation

A Primer on Power Simulations when Evaluating Experimental Designs (joachim-gassen​.github​.io). Understanding power simulations for experimental design: effect sizes, sample sizes, Monte Carlo simulations, and confidence intervals using R’s pwr package

Continuous diff in diff, regressions and the 2x2 (causalinf​.substack​.com). Exploration of continuous diff-in-diff methods, differences in regression approaches, implications for causal inference, and personal reflections on econometric practices

Mastering ARMA, ARIMA and SARIMA Models for Time Series Forecasting in R (medium​.datadriveninvestor​.com). Step-by-step guide for forecasting page views using ARMA, ARIMA, and SARIMA models in R with practical data preparation and analysis

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