Benjamin Smith’s blog RObservations focuses on R programming, data analysis, and statistical computing. He shares tutorials, package development insights, and practical examples for data visualization, social network analysis, and reproducible research.
6 articles from this blog
Introducing the {RKaggle} R package for downloading Kaggle datasets directly into the R console, covering installation and basic usage.
A tutorial on using the R package {mapBliss} to visualize a multi-state US travel journey with custom maps and datasets.
Introduces the Smith-Pittman algorithm for community detection in networks and its implementation in an R package.
A technical blog post demonstrating how to use R programming to computationally enumerate all possible 5-card poker hands from a standard deck.
Introducing the starBliss R package for creating custom, framed constellation maps based on location and date using ggplot2.
Introduces new _flex() functions in the mapBliss R package for custom, per-label positioning on maps, enhancing map art creation.
