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Performance benefits of linking R to multithreaded math libraries

R wasn't originally designed as a multithreaded application -- multiprocessor systems were…

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Because it’s Friday: The dating equation

According to internet lore, there's a mathematical equation that governs the lower…

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Map-reduce in R with Amazon EMR

There's new video at the Video Rchive of a JD Long presentation:…

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Winning the first game in a baseball series: a harbinger, or not?

For those not familiar with the major-league baseball in the US (and…

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A new site for the R community: inside-R.org

We've just launched a beta/preview of a new website for the R…

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Which font uses the most ink?

If you're being particularly cost-conscious about your use of printer ink or…

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Getting a Web application to talk to R

Let's face it: you can do some pretty awesome things with R…

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Conditional probability: an easier way

Conditional probabilities are bane of many students of Statistics, but statements of…

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R/Finance 2010 … and unicorns

At the Information Management blogs, Steve Miller has posted a great roundup…

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R 2.11.0 released

The latest version of R from the R Project, R 2.11.0, is…

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