Dr Di Cook
@visnut.bsky.social
Professor. Statistical graphics, EDA, data science, open source and R. Gender equity. she/her
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A request for #rstats help.
Motivated by a real-world problem I'm facing, I wrote a package designed to help new users wean themselves off using rm(list=ls()), and nudge them in the direction of better practice.
I would sincerely appreciate feedback before I send it to CRAN
Motivated by a real-world problem I'm facing, I wrote a package designed to help new users wean themselves off using rm(list=ls()), and nudge them in the direction of better practice.
I would sincerely appreciate feedback before I send it to CRAN
Some thoughts on checking the R session – Notes from a data witch
More precisely, some thoughts on an R package I might send to CRAN, and I’d appreciate comments and criticism
blog.djnavarro.net
January 6, 2026 at 5:23 AM
A request for #rstats help.
Motivated by a real-world problem I'm facing, I wrote a package designed to help new users wean themselves off using rm(list=ls()), and nudge them in the direction of better practice.
I would sincerely appreciate feedback before I send it to CRAN
Motivated by a real-world problem I'm facing, I wrote a package designed to help new users wean themselves off using rm(list=ls()), and nudge them in the direction of better practice.
I would sincerely appreciate feedback before I send it to CRAN
Looking forward to useR! 2026 in Warsaw, Poland 6-8 July @user-conf.bsky.social @rladies.org @r-forwards.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy #rstats
December 11, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Looking forward to useR! 2026 in Warsaw, Poland 6-8 July @user-conf.bsky.social @rladies.org @r-forwards.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy #rstats
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Support Open-Source Data Science-Sponsor UseR! 2026
Join us in Warsaw 6–9 July 2026 at the premier event for R. As a sponsor, you help power an inclusive, high-impact event while reaching thousands of researchers, developers, and educators.
user2026.r-project.org/about/sponso...
#RStats #useR2026
Join us in Warsaw 6–9 July 2026 at the premier event for R. As a sponsor, you help power an inclusive, high-impact event while reaching thousands of researchers, developers, and educators.
user2026.r-project.org/about/sponso...
#RStats #useR2026
October 14, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Support Open-Source Data Science-Sponsor UseR! 2026
Join us in Warsaw 6–9 July 2026 at the premier event for R. As a sponsor, you help power an inclusive, high-impact event while reaching thousands of researchers, developers, and educators.
user2026.r-project.org/about/sponso...
#RStats #useR2026
Join us in Warsaw 6–9 July 2026 at the premier event for R. As a sponsor, you help power an inclusive, high-impact event while reaching thousands of researchers, developers, and educators.
user2026.r-project.org/about/sponso...
#RStats #useR2026
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Back in the top 10, baby!
Eat your heart out, "#rstats is dying" thinkpieces. 😜
www.tiobe.com/tiobe-index/
Eat your heart out, "#rstats is dying" thinkpieces. 😜
www.tiobe.com/tiobe-index/
TIOBE Index - TIOBE
www.tiobe.com
December 11, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Back in the top 10, baby!
Eat your heart out, "#rstats is dying" thinkpieces. 😜
www.tiobe.com/tiobe-index/
Eat your heart out, "#rstats is dying" thinkpieces. 😜
www.tiobe.com/tiobe-index/
Are you interested in adding alt text to your publications? It helps share your data visualisations with vision impaired readers. Try out github.com/numbats/auto... to get a reasonable first draft or maybe complete text. @r-forwards.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy @rladies.org @rconsortium.bsky.social
GitHub - numbats/autoAlt
Contribute to numbats/autoAlt development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
December 11, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Are you interested in adding alt text to your publications? It helps share your data visualisations with vision impaired readers. Try out github.com/numbats/auto... to get a reasonable first draft or maybe complete text. @r-forwards.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy @rladies.org @rconsortium.bsky.social
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HEY! YOU! ggdibbler 0.6.1 is finally up on CRAN!
harriet-mason.github.io/ggdibbler/in...
You can now pass random variables to any aesthetic in any ggplot geom/stat. If you can express it as a distribution, ggdibbler can plot it. It also works with ggplot extensions, like gganimate. #rstats
harriet-mason.github.io/ggdibbler/in...
You can now pass random variables to any aesthetic in any ggplot geom/stat. If you can express it as a distribution, ggdibbler can plot it. It also works with ggplot extensions, like gganimate. #rstats
December 6, 2025 at 3:16 PM
HEY! YOU! ggdibbler 0.6.1 is finally up on CRAN!
harriet-mason.github.io/ggdibbler/in...
You can now pass random variables to any aesthetic in any ggplot geom/stat. If you can express it as a distribution, ggdibbler can plot it. It also works with ggplot extensions, like gganimate. #rstats
harriet-mason.github.io/ggdibbler/in...
You can now pass random variables to any aesthetic in any ggplot geom/stat. If you can express it as a distribution, ggdibbler can plot it. It also works with ggplot extensions, like gganimate. #rstats
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I got to hear a sneak peek of Stephanie’s keynote, and it was so good! Definitely recommend watching if you work on teams adopting or transitioning to #RStats.
Today at @latinrconf.bsky.social #LatinR2025 Stephanie Zimmer shared how her team transformed to open-source first with #RStats as the main character!
You can follow the keynote at www.youtube.com/live/xbCT4v5...
You can follow the keynote at www.youtube.com/live/xbCT4v5...
December 3, 2025 at 3:56 PM
I got to hear a sneak peek of Stephanie’s keynote, and it was so good! Definitely recommend watching if you work on teams adopting or transitioning to #RStats.
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We are thrilled to welcome fellow R nerds to the OceaniaR hackathon this Sunday on ANU campus. A few more tickets left if you would like to join us! @deanmarchiori.bsky.social @njtierney.aus.social.ap.brid.gy @visnut.bsky.social statsocaus.github.io/oceaniar-hac...
November 21, 2025 at 4:22 AM
We are thrilled to welcome fellow R nerds to the OceaniaR hackathon this Sunday on ANU campus. A few more tickets left if you would like to join us! @deanmarchiori.bsky.social @njtierney.aus.social.ap.brid.gy @visnut.bsky.social statsocaus.github.io/oceaniar-hac...
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If you're following the #UNL #statistics saga (proposed for elimination based on bad stats), you might find the seminar we gave yesterday interesting... youtu.be/fUk2R0UYWpA
It was weird to rail against someone for an hour, but strangely cathartic, and the #datavis seems to have been effective?
It was weird to rail against someone for an hour, but strangely cathartic, and the #datavis seems to have been effective?
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Department of Statistics seminar "The Metrics" on November 6, 2025
YouTube video by Chris Bilder
youtu.be
November 7, 2025 at 2:33 PM
If you're following the #UNL #statistics saga (proposed for elimination based on bad stats), you might find the seminar we gave yesterday interesting... youtu.be/fUk2R0UYWpA
It was weird to rail against someone for an hour, but strangely cathartic, and the #datavis seems to have been effective?
It was weird to rail against someone for an hour, but strangely cathartic, and the #datavis seems to have been effective?
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IDWSDS Keynote Speaker Feature: Bonnie Ghosh Dastidar of RAND Corporation, United States. SESSION- Tuesday, October 14 00:30UTC. Topic: K1 - The Three Rs: Reliable, Rigorous and Robust --- Register now for this FREE conference! tinyurl.com/DastidarTalk
October 11, 2025 at 8:03 PM
IDWSDS Keynote Speaker Feature: Bonnie Ghosh Dastidar of RAND Corporation, United States. SESSION- Tuesday, October 14 00:30UTC. Topic: K1 - The Three Rs: Reliable, Rigorous and Robust --- Register now for this FREE conference! tinyurl.com/DastidarTalk
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The International Day of Women in Statistics & Data Science (IDWSDS) Conference is approaching soon!
⭐️ When? October 14th!
⭐️ Where? Online!
⭐️ How much? Completely Free!
Sign up now to stay updated about the program and learn about networking opportunities.
www.idwsds.org
⭐️ When? October 14th!
⭐️ Where? Online!
⭐️ How much? Completely Free!
Sign up now to stay updated about the program and learn about networking opportunities.
www.idwsds.org
IDWSDS
www.idwsds.org
July 15, 2025 at 4:45 PM
The International Day of Women in Statistics & Data Science (IDWSDS) Conference is approaching soon!
⭐️ When? October 14th!
⭐️ Where? Online!
⭐️ How much? Completely Free!
Sign up now to stay updated about the program and learn about networking opportunities.
www.idwsds.org
⭐️ When? October 14th!
⭐️ Where? Online!
⭐️ How much? Completely Free!
Sign up now to stay updated about the program and learn about networking opportunities.
www.idwsds.org
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Thanks to @visnut.bsky.social, I can now offer recreations (in non-original colours) of the useR! Conference Attendee shirt from Brisbane (2018). They are cheaper than the Aalborg ones because they only have a logo on the front. All profits will go to the R Foundation #Rstats
tinyurl.com/3zf3dwmz
tinyurl.com/3zf3dwmz
useR! 2018 Conference Attendee Shirt - Blue Logo useR! Store
The artwork is displayed using the R Logo blue (#2369be)
tinyurl.com
October 4, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Thanks to @visnut.bsky.social, I can now offer recreations (in non-original colours) of the useR! Conference Attendee shirt from Brisbane (2018). They are cheaper than the Aalborg ones because they only have a logo on the front. All profits will go to the R Foundation #Rstats
tinyurl.com/3zf3dwmz
tinyurl.com/3zf3dwmz
This package has data that can be used instead of nycflights13 to teach joins, and also to look at temporal trends and draw maps. It has to coolest hexsticker vahdatjavad.github.io/ecotourism/ and cute creatures: mantarays, gouldian finches, glow worms and orchids
September 19, 2025 at 10:33 AM
This package has data that can be used instead of nycflights13 to teach joins, and also to look at temporal trends and draw maps. It has to coolest hexsticker vahdatjavad.github.io/ecotourism/ and cute creatures: mantarays, gouldian finches, glow worms and orchids
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Hey #rstats friends! 👋
Only one week to go until my "Introduction to R Packages" tutorial at #WOMBAT2025!
This is a gentle introduction to making R packages, going from initial code to `devtools::check()`
Still plenty of spots available :)
Sign up at: wombat2025.numbat.space
Only one week to go until my "Introduction to R Packages" tutorial at #WOMBAT2025!
This is a gentle introduction to making R packages, going from initial code to `devtools::check()`
Still plenty of spots available :)
Sign up at: wombat2025.numbat.space
September 19, 2025 at 5:50 AM
Hey #rstats friends! 👋
Only one week to go until my "Introduction to R Packages" tutorial at #WOMBAT2025!
This is a gentle introduction to making R packages, going from initial code to `devtools::check()`
Still plenty of spots available :)
Sign up at: wombat2025.numbat.space
Only one week to go until my "Introduction to R Packages" tutorial at #WOMBAT2025!
This is a gentle introduction to making R packages, going from initial code to `devtools::check()`
Still plenty of spots available :)
Sign up at: wombat2025.numbat.space
The Department of Statistics at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln is under threat of closure, with tenured faculty facing dismissal. This is a small but globally impactful department.
Please consider writing a letter of support. Your voice could make a real difference.
Please consider writing a letter of support. Your voice could make a real difference.
September 19, 2025 at 4:28 AM
The Department of Statistics at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln is under threat of closure, with tenured faculty facing dismissal. This is a small but globally impactful department.
Please consider writing a letter of support. Your voice could make a real difference.
Please consider writing a letter of support. Your voice could make a real difference.
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At any rate, if you know of any good stats departments that are looking for someone with a new #NSF #CAREER award starting Oct 1, let me know. I do #datavis and #forensics research and teach #statcomputing with #rstats and #python. I have a 2-body problem but open to many different locations anyways
September 13, 2025 at 8:15 PM
At any rate, if you know of any good stats departments that are looking for someone with a new #NSF #CAREER award starting Oct 1, let me know. I do #datavis and #forensics research and teach #statcomputing with #rstats and #python. I have a 2-body problem but open to many different locations anyways
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The problem is that the study has no ability to tell whether using a smartphone on the toilet increases the risk of hemorrhoids, or having hemorrhoids increases the chance that you’ll use a smartphone on the toilet, or that something else affects both things.
www.rnz.co.nz/life/wellbei...
www.rnz.co.nz/life/wellbei...
Scrolling on the toilet increases your risk of haemorrhoids, new study shows
Too much time on the porcelain throne can make you nearly 50 percent more likely to develop haemorrhoids, scientists confirmed this week.
www.rnz.co.nz
September 5, 2025 at 9:50 PM
The problem is that the study has no ability to tell whether using a smartphone on the toilet increases the risk of hemorrhoids, or having hemorrhoids increases the chance that you’ll use a smartphone on the toilet, or that something else affects both things.
www.rnz.co.nz/life/wellbei...
www.rnz.co.nz/life/wellbei...
August 23, 2025 at 8:33 AM
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Not an open challenge, but in our visualization course we had the “ugliest chart” contest.
The students really enjoyed it 🤭😁. Here some contest’s plots:
2020: diplodatosunab.github.io/visualizacio...
2021: diplodatosunab.github.io/visualizacio...
2022: diplodatosunab.github.io/visualizacio...
The students really enjoyed it 🤭😁. Here some contest’s plots:
2020: diplodatosunab.github.io/visualizacio...
2021: diplodatosunab.github.io/visualizacio...
2022: diplodatosunab.github.io/visualizacio...
Cohorte 2020
https://diplodatosunab.github.io/visualizacion/cohorte2020.html#Concurso_el_gráfico_más_feo
August 12, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Not an open challenge, but in our visualization course we had the “ugliest chart” contest.
The students really enjoyed it 🤭😁. Here some contest’s plots:
2020: diplodatosunab.github.io/visualizacio...
2021: diplodatosunab.github.io/visualizacio...
2022: diplodatosunab.github.io/visualizacio...
The students really enjoyed it 🤭😁. Here some contest’s plots:
2020: diplodatosunab.github.io/visualizacio...
2021: diplodatosunab.github.io/visualizacio...
2022: diplodatosunab.github.io/visualizacio...
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Day 1 at #useR2025 was a blast! It's awesome meeting new #rstats users and catching up with familiar faces.
I was amazed to see the hex-sticker map of North Carolina, made with code I wrote for useR! 2018 in Australia. See how maps like this are made in R here: mitchelloharawild.com/blog/user-20...
I was amazed to see the hex-sticker map of North Carolina, made with code I wrote for useR! 2018 in Australia. See how maps like this are made in R here: mitchelloharawild.com/blog/user-20...
August 10, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Day 1 at #useR2025 was a blast! It's awesome meeting new #rstats users and catching up with familiar faces.
I was amazed to see the hex-sticker map of North Carolina, made with code I wrote for useR! 2018 in Australia. See how maps like this are made in R here: mitchelloharawild.com/blog/user-20...
I was amazed to see the hex-sticker map of North Carolina, made with code I wrote for useR! 2018 in Australia. See how maps like this are made in R here: mitchelloharawild.com/blog/user-20...
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Registrations for the annual #WOMBAT2025 workshop are open! 🎉
Register before August 31 to get the early bird discount!
🔗 Registration & Info: wombat2025.numbat.space
#DataScience #OpenSource #BusinessAnalytics #DataDrivenDecisions #RStats
Register before August 31 to get the early bird discount!
🔗 Registration & Info: wombat2025.numbat.space
#DataScience #OpenSource #BusinessAnalytics #DataDrivenDecisions #RStats
August 7, 2025 at 5:05 AM
Registrations for the annual #WOMBAT2025 workshop are open! 🎉
Register before August 31 to get the early bird discount!
🔗 Registration & Info: wombat2025.numbat.space
#DataScience #OpenSource #BusinessAnalytics #DataDrivenDecisions #RStats
Register before August 31 to get the early bird discount!
🔗 Registration & Info: wombat2025.numbat.space
#DataScience #OpenSource #BusinessAnalytics #DataDrivenDecisions #RStats
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🎉 Join us for the first R-Ladies Social Night!
Whether you're new or a regular, come connect, unwind, and build community. #Rstats #Rladies
📍 Father’s Office
🕕 August 14, 6pm
🍻 Arrive on time for happy hour!
www.meetup.com/rladies-melb...
Whether you're new or a regular, come connect, unwind, and build community. #Rstats #Rladies
📍 Father’s Office
🕕 August 14, 6pm
🍻 Arrive on time for happy hour!
www.meetup.com/rladies-melb...
R-Ladies Social Night, Thu, Aug 14, 2025, 6:00 PM | Meetup
Come unwind and connect with like-minded people at our first R-Ladies Social Night! Whether you’ve been to one of our events in the past or you’re just starting out, this e
www.meetup.com
July 31, 2025 at 6:30 AM
🎉 Join us for the first R-Ladies Social Night!
Whether you're new or a regular, come connect, unwind, and build community. #Rstats #Rladies
📍 Father’s Office
🕕 August 14, 6pm
🍻 Arrive on time for happy hour!
www.meetup.com/rladies-melb...
Whether you're new or a regular, come connect, unwind, and build community. #Rstats #Rladies
📍 Father’s Office
🕕 August 14, 6pm
🍻 Arrive on time for happy hour!
www.meetup.com/rladies-melb...
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What are the attributes of a welcoming and sustainable online community? Asking for ideas 💡
a brown and white dog is laying on a person 's arm and looking at the camera
ALT: a brown and white dog is laying on a person 's arm and looking at the camera
media.tenor.com
July 31, 2025 at 6:39 AM
What are the attributes of a welcoming and sustainable online community? Asking for ideas 💡
New virtual workshop from our NUMBATs, on "Reproducible reporting, academic papers, presentations and theses with quarto" Jul 25, taught by Krisanat, Jayani and @janithwanni.bsky.social. More details can be found on www.statsoc.org.au/event-6250010
Statistical Society of Australia - CPD 207- Reproducible Reporting, Academic Papers, Presentations and Theses with Quarto
www.statsoc.org.au
July 4, 2025 at 6:48 AM
New virtual workshop from our NUMBATs, on "Reproducible reporting, academic papers, presentations and theses with quarto" Jul 25, taught by Krisanat, Jayani and @janithwanni.bsky.social. More details can be found on www.statsoc.org.au/event-6250010