- Wiekvoet presents a simple R trick that allows you to plot y and log(y) in one figure – this is very useful for analyses where you need to compare growth rates of functions.
- Simple Statistics publishes A summary of the evidence that most published research is false and discusses why they believe there is very little evidence to substantiate that most published research is false.
- A new application of probability – Learning mathematics via Monte Carlo Methods.
- Naming Rules in R – dos and don’ts that will make your R code more elegant.
- Revolution Analytics conducts a study with a random sample of 400,000 active Twitter handles, and displays the distribution of the number of Twitter followers. Do you want to know where you rank by the number of followers?
- And finally, the R User Conference, useR! 2014 is scheduled for July 1-3, 2014 at the University of California, Los Angeles. If you would like to submit a proposal for a three hour tutorial on a special topic regarding R, please contact the organizing committee before January 5, 2014.