Hi there Reader, There’s been a sudden jump in RStats peeps joining BlueSky, and some very familiar faces from the twitter days. You can find me here, and there’s a very handy “starter pack” which is a list of accounts to jumpstart your feed with! We’ve got a bumper edition in this latest update of Big Book of R. 10 new books in total. Many thanks to Peter Kemp, Isabella Velásquez, David Díaz Rodríguez and the ever-mysterious “Gary” for their contributions. Firstly, we have 4 new books added...

Hi there Reader, I’m super-excited to announce a bumper Big Book of R update. Quarto update Firstly, you’ll see that the site has been updated from bookdown to Quarto. Not only does it give us a nice visual update, the search function seems to work a lot better, and I think splitting the navigation into chapters on the left-hand side and content on the right makes this type of content easier to navigate. Because the site is programmatically generated, I knew that porting it over wouldn’t...

Hi there Reader, The Big Book of R has a collection of almost 400 free R books and as we round out 2023 it’s the perfect time to look back at which have been the most popular. I track the stats and they’re openly accessible. Some of these also have print versions. Get them either as a treat for yourself, a gift for a friend or colleague or even just to make the most out of your 2023 personal development budget! I’ve included an affiliate link to print versions where available. Not only will...