R

How to build a logistic regression model from scratch in R

Background In a previous post, we showed how using vectorization in R can vastly speed up fuzzy matching. Here, we…

6 years ago

Getting data from PDFs the easy way with R

Earlier this year, a new package called tabulizer was released in R, which allows you to automatically pull out tables…

6 years ago

R: How to create, delete, move, and more with files

Though Python is usually thought of over R for doing system administration tasks, R is actually quite useful in this…

6 years ago

Underrated R Functions

I wanted to write a post about a couple of handy functions in R that don't always get the recognition…

7 years ago

Vectorize Fuzzy Matching

One of the best things about R is its ability to vectorize code. This allows you to run code much…

7 years ago

Running R Code in Parallel

Background Running R code in parallel can be very useful in speeding up performance. Basically, parallelization allows you to run…

7 years ago