Code snippets – 2 scale y axes in {ggplot2}
Inspired by conversations on the NHS-R Slack where code answers are lost over time (it’s not a paid account), and ...Read More
Code snippets – first(), last() and nth() {dplyr} functions
Inspired by conversations on the NHS-R Slack where code answers are lost over time (it’s not a paid account), and ...Read More
Code snippets – regular expressions
Inspired by conversations on the NHS-R Slack where code answers are lost over time (it’s not a paid account), and ...Read More
A roundup from the 2022 NHS-R Conference – Part 1
What are the latest health research applications using R? A roundup from the 2022 NHS-R conference. With 47 projects presented ...Read More
Fuzzy joining tables using string distance methods
Image from Unsplash https://unsplash.com/photos/lmClF825VYI of blurred yellow taxi cars. ...Read More
NHS-R Workshop: Development and validation of clinical prediction models using R
Dr Faisal provided a very comprehensive introduction to Clinical Prediction Modelling (CPM for short), focusing on the five stages of ...Read More
A dbplyr-based Address Matching Package
The challenge Matching address records from one table to another is a common and often repeated task. This is easy ...Read More
The “nhsnumber” package and the joy of sharing your niche
Being the author of a package with tens of thousands of users must be incredibly rewarding. All those people getting ...Read More
New year, new laptop, new library location, new version of R!
Eek? Starting again wasn’t nearly as painful as it used to be, thanks to {installr} and the generosity of people ...Read More
Alignment cheatsheet
I’ve used {ggtext}’s geom_textbox() a lot in my recent data visualisations, but, every time, I end up resorting to a ...Read More
Using R to create column charts featuring 95% confidence intervals
At work, I’ve been trying to use R to create column charts featuring 95% confidence intervals. I approached the friendly people on the NHS R Community’s Slack channel for further information and guidance. ...Read More
Animated Population pyramids in R: part 1
Anastasiia Zharinova, Healthcare Analyst 12 March 2019 Even in my relatively short experience of working as healthcare analyst, I have ...Read More