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RStudio in systemd Nspawn Container

For some time now, I have been running RStudio Server at home via some sort of Docker configuration. The Rocker Project makes this relatively easy to set up, but there are some downsides I have been struggling with, namely library management. Restarting the docker image means re-installing…

Using Crosstalk

Most everyone who works with data is familiar with or at least aware of Shiny and all of the great things you can do with it’s interactive capabilities. However, Shiny also requires some extra work on the backend that may not be available to…

Process Control Charts

Process Control

Process Control Charts are great for analyzing any sort of process and identifying shifts in the process and outliers. They are a fundamental part of the Six Sigma program.

My Approach to Tables in Quarto Documents

Whenever possible I try to use graphs and plots to back up my story about data analysis. That said, sometimes…

Using R and RStudio with OneDrive/SharePoint

Love it or hate it, but…

Dplyr’s case_when

This is a very small post that’s really more of a note-to-self. I wind up using nested if_else statements a lot, but dplyr contains a nifty function that really eliminates…

My Home RStudio Setup

When I am working on, well, work-related work, I use my company-issued laptop with Windows, Microsoft Office tools, and an installation of RStudio Desktop.

Power Query Tip - Opening Multiple Files

While I prefer to use R/RMarkdown/Quarto as much as possible for data wrangling and…

Some Notes About Flatpak

After a few years of running ArchLinux on my NAS PC, I recently (a couple weeks ago?) decided to switch to a solid foundation of Debian Stable (Bullseye 11.4 at the time of this post), with most of my…

My favorite R packages

When I first started out doing data analysis…

Welcome To My Blog

Welcome to my blog. Currently this blog is really just a collection of ideas and code that I find useful. Maybe you will too.