https://failuretoconverge.com/2023/11/30/creating-a-barplot-from-scratch-using-base-r/https://failuretoconverge.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/image.pngimage2023-12-01T13:54:48+00:00monthlyhttps://failuretoconverge.com/2016/11/10/convert-survival-function-back-into-survival-object-hack/2016-11-10T14:18:05+00:00monthlyhttps://failuretoconverge.com/2015/01/12/writing-from-r-to-excel-61-one-or-0-512-other/https://failuretoconverge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/all_roads_willie.pngall_roads_willieWillie knows...https://failuretoconverge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/folder_mgmt.jpgfolder_mgmt2015-03-30T18:10:19+00:00monthlyhttps://failuretoconverge.com/2015/03/10/changing-and-setting-working-directories-in-code/https://failuretoconverge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/folder_mgmt.jpgfolder_mgmtWelcome to document management 2.02015-03-30T13:24:08+00:00monthlyhttps://failuretoconverge.com/about/2015-03-30T05:20:30+00:00weekly0.6https://failuretoconverge.com/2014/10/07/comment-characters-and-importing-data-with-read-xxx-functions-in-r/https://failuretoconverge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/lostintranslationsign.jpglostintranslationsignSometimes google translate just doesn't do it for you2015-01-14T17:42:15+00:00monthlyhttps://failuretoconverge.com/2014/05/02/predicting-10-year-cv-risk-with-framingham-data-using-logistic-regression-the-good-old-way-vs-a-newer-way/https://failuretoconverge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/breakdancefight.gifbreakdancefighthttps://failuretoconverge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/breakdance_fight1.gifbreakdance_fight1When models compete... it sometimes is just plain ridiculous. https://failuretoconverge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/models_fighting.jpegmodels_fightingWhen models compete, it can get pretty ugly (or... let's face it, kinda ridiculous actually)https://failuretoconverge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/scientificdebategetscomplicated_medium_image1_446.jpgScientist fight!2014-11-04T00:57:28+00:00monthlyhttps://failuretoconverge.com/2013/09/04/importing-data-into-r-directly-from-a-github-repository/https://failuretoconverge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/tractor_beam_by_frogman354.jpgTractor_Beam_by_frogman354(insert cool sound effect)... I think doing so while running the code also will vastly improve performance2014-08-21T18:03:37+00:00monthlyhttps://failuretoconverge.com/2014/07/29/cleaning-up-unruly-data-flattening-a-delimited-column-of-composite-string-data/https://failuretoconverge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/tumblr_mbeda4etda1qedb29o1_500.giftumblr_mbeda4eTDA1qedb29o1_500While there may be more efficient ways of eating watermelon, there are none quite as entertaining...2014-08-19T16:57:54+00:00monthlyhttps://failuretoconverge.com/2014/08/07/what-is-the-true-underlying-functional-form-of-the-relationship-between-ldl-and-cv-events-in-secondary-prevention/https://failuretoconverge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/never_assume.jpgnever_assumeTake it from a true bonehead (just ask my wife or kids...)2014-08-20T00:05:12+00:00monthlyhttps://failuretoconverge.com/2014/06/26/recreating-one-of-the-most-reproduced-plots-in-the-history-of-hypercholesterolemia-clinical-trails-using-r/https://failuretoconverge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/tweakedtntplot1.pngtweakedtntplotFrom 4S to PROVE-IThttps://failuretoconverge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/tweakedtntplot.pngSecondary https://failuretoconverge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/rtntplot2.pngRtntplotStatins... Saving lives since 1987.https://failuretoconverge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/tnt_orig.giftnt_origThe one-and-only Figure 4. from LaRossa et al.2014-08-05T23:05:07+00:00monthlyhttps://failuretoconverge.com/2014/04/25/cleaning-up-detailed-d-0-compound-claim-files-many-columns-of-data-into-one-cell/https://failuretoconverge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/compound_medicines.jpgcompound_medicines2014-05-12T17:37:22+00:00monthlyhttps://failuretoconverge.com/2014/02/24/a-really-handy-function-for-running-cross-validation-to-help-chose-the-best-model-fit/https://failuretoconverge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/cv_function.pngCV_functionBy this it appears that the best model to predict baseball salaries includes 5 features.2014-02-27T17:23:55+00:00monthlyhttps://failuretoconverge.com/2013/12/14/curating-data-to-eliminate-partial-quarters-months-of-even-years-if-thats-your-game/https://failuretoconverge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/data_funnel.pngdata_funnelStep 1: Insert data, Step2: collect money... 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Yup, me too! 2013-12-12T07:05:49+00:00monthlyhttps://failuretoconverge.com/2012/11/14/a-helpful-hint-about-the-proper-use-of-dcast/2013-11-13T17:18:26+00:00monthlyhttps://failuretoconverge.com/2013/03/13/you-shall-reap-what-you-sew-on-reproducible-research-and-taking-the-plunge-with-s-weave-and-knitr/https://failuretoconverge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/kittensewing.gifkittensewing2013-11-11T21:51:42+00:00monthlyhttps://failuretoconverge.com/2013/09/16/creating-a-vector-of-string-or-numeric-from-a-factor-vector-using-the-factors-levels/https://failuretoconverge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/tuxedo_warefolf.pngtuxedo_warefolfhttps://failuretoconverge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/melinda-p90x-transformation1.pngA different kinA different kind of transformation, but... you get the picture2013-11-11T21:46:51+00:00monthlyhttps://failuretoconverge.com/2013/11/05/hacking-base-r-plot-code-to-do-what-facet-does-in-ggplot2-going-about-things-the-hard-way/https://failuretoconverge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/rplot07.pngRplot07https://failuretoconverge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/wrong_tool.jpgwrong_tool2013-11-06T03:52:01+00:00monthlyhttps://failuretoconverge.com/personal-non-r-elated-stuff/2013-10-25T17:55:04+00:00weekly0.6https://failuretoconverge.com/2013/02/28/gdata-for-importing-xlsx-files-on-64-bit-win-running-64-bit-r/https://failuretoconverge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/frustration.pngfrustration2013-10-11T16:52:07+00:00monthlyhttps://failuretoconverge.com/2013/02/14/picking-one-observation-per-subject-based-on-max-or-min/https://failuretoconverge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/thehighlander.jpgHighlanderhttp://encefalus.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/highlander.jpg2013-10-11T16:48:27+00:00monthlyhttps://failuretoconverge.com/2013/03/21/r-trivia-question-of-the-day-what-is-the-default-axis-buffer-r-places-on-y-and-x-axes-in-base-scatterplots/https://failuretoconverge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/wwf_triviagame.jpgwwf_triviagameAlex, I'll take the "best non-PC villains EVAAAAH!" for $1000.2013-10-10T19:41:09+00:00monthlyhttps://failuretoconverge.com/2013/04/24/an-excellent-place-for-quotes-about-statisticsdata-science/https://failuretoconverge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/obtuse_quote.jpgobtuse_quoteThis is how I picked up my wife... guaranteed to work 60% of the time every time!2013-10-10T19:37:16+00:00monthlyhttps://failuretoconverge.com/2013/04/29/using-data-table-to-make-quick-work-of-limiting-a-dataset-by-the-first-observation-of-a-value-by-subject/https://failuretoconverge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/jetpackcheetah.jpgjetpackcheetahmeep meep this!!!!!!2013-10-10T19:33:45+00:00monthlyhttps://failuretoconverge.com/2013/08/25/evaluating-data-across-columns-in-a-data-frame-without-looping-using-lapply/https://failuretoconverge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/just-say-no-to-loops.jpgJUST-SAY-NO-TO-LOOPS2013-10-10T18:22:35+00:00monthlyhttps://failuretoconverge.com/2012/09/22/helpful-tips-on-sampling-from-beta-distributions-getting-from-a-to-b-to-means-and-modes/https://failuretoconverge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/beta_mu95_alp40.pngbeta_mu95_alp40https://failuretoconverge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/beta_mod95_alp20.pngbeta_mod95_alp20https://failuretoconverge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/beta_mod95_alp40.pngbeta_mod95_alp402013-10-09T05:51:19+00:00monthlyhttps://failuretoconverge.com/2013/09/13/histogram-with-density-plot-overlay-and-fancy-ggplot-esque-background/https://failuretoconverge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/testplot_2013_09_131.pngtestplot_2013_09_13https://failuretoconverge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/testplot_2013_09_13.pngtestplot_2013_09_132013-10-02T22:54:09+00:00monthlyhttps://failuretoconverge.com/2012/09/20/some-quick-tips-on-upgrading-r/2013-12-03T18:56:44+00:00monthlyhttps://failuretoconverge.com/2013/01/16/creating-line-plots-with-custom-sd-bands/https://failuretoconverge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/sdbands.pngPlot with SD bands (and other goodies)In addition to SD bands, I've created ggplot2-esque white grid marks, and added OLS to the last 12 months and placed the stats in the subtitle.https://failuretoconverge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/testplot1.pngtestplot2013-03-01T06:14:54+00:00monthlyhttps://failuretoconverge.com/2012/05/10/hadley-wickham-making-the-world-a-better-place-one-package-at-a-time-plyr-edition-28/2013-02-18T21:10:55+00:00monthlyhttps://failuretoconverge.com/2013/02/12/implementing-r-assigned-variables-as-part-of-rodbc-select-statements/2013-02-12T05:59:22+00:00monthlyhttps://failuretoconverge.com/2013/01/25/the-power-of-not-hard-coding-variables-in-plotting-code-how-i-learned-to-stop-worrying-and-love-assign/https://failuretoconverge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/test.pngtest2013-01-25T06:29:08+00:00monthlyhttps://failuretoconverge.com/2012/12/14/with-good-data-analysis-must-come-great-coffee/https://failuretoconverge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/imgp4383.jpgIMGP4383My 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