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David Keyes
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I teach people to use R @rfortherestofus.com
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🎉 Big news! After 5+ years of consulting work under the R for the Rest of Us name, I'm launching Clarity Data Studio.

The name confusion was real – people thought we only did courses, not knowing about our consulting work building reports, websites, and more.
AI note takers do many things well. Irony is not one of them.
November 7, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Do I even want to know why @hadley.nz?
November 6, 2025 at 11:50 PM
I'm writing a blog post on making high-quality reports with Quarto and Typst like the ones we recently made for the Johns Hopkins University International Vaccine Access Center.

Anything in particular you want to know about how we make reports like these? #rstats
October 27, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Are you attending posit::conf this week in Atlanta! 👋

If you spot me, come say hi. I’ve got R for the Rest of Us and Clarity Data Studio swag to share.

#rstats
September 16, 2025 at 4:03 PM
So smooth (if you get that joke, you are an #rstats nerd).
September 10, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Does anyone know why shapefiles for Michigan often end up looking oversimplified like this? #rstats code in the alt text.
August 29, 2025 at 2:01 PM
I gave the keynote at Cascadia R Conf 2025: “25 Things You Didn't Know You Could Do with R.”

R isn’t just for stats — it’s great for visualization, mapping, automation, and more.

Watch the talk + get all the resources here: buff.ly/6svaIME

Hope you learn something new!

#rstats
Twenty-Five Things You Didn't Know You Could Do with R
Explore 25 novel ways to utilize R, including pulling data from various sources, data visualization, mapping, using Quarto for reporting, automating tasks,.
rfortherestofus.com
August 28, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Reposted by David Keyes
Think R is just for data analysis? Think again.

David Keyes’ keynote, 25 Things You Didn’t Know You Could Do with R, from #CascadiaRConf2025 blasts that myth wide open. Want creativity, practicality, and real-world R hacks? This is your ticket. Watch it now: youtu.be/wrPrIRcOVr0 #rstats #datasci
Keynote - David Keyes - 25 Things You Didn't Know You Could Do with R #CascadiaRConf2025
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August 27, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Running a business, you get some weird marketing pitches. Today's might be the weirdest: putting R for the Rest of Us on the side of a Nascar race race. I appreciate the sentiment, but not sure it's the best way for me to reach customers!
July 30, 2025 at 7:09 PM
🎉 Big news! After 5+ years of consulting work under the R for the Rest of Us name, I'm launching Clarity Data Studio.

The name confusion was real – people thought we only did courses, not knowing about our consulting work building reports, websites, and more.
July 22, 2025 at 12:54 PM
I'm making a list of #rstats packages for data validation. I've got {pointblank} and {assertr}. What am I missing?
July 15, 2025 at 12:36 PM
I'm doing my biannual donations from R for the Rest of Us to support organizations fighting for social justice (rfortherestofus.com/1percent). I'd like to support those impacted by ICE raids. Anyone have recommendations for organizations to donate to?
July 14, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Reposted by David Keyes
Had such a great time talking to @dgkeyes.com about #rstats, unit testing, and missing data. Thanks for making time, David!
60% of his PhD dataset was missing.

Rather than giving up, @njtierney.bsky.social created {naniar}, an R package to explore and visualize missing data. "Missing data adds a new, unknown dimension to the dataset," he says.

Learn more about {naniar} and testing R packages: buff.ly/6itXLHs

#Rstats
July 10, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Going to San Francisco with my 9 year-old son next week. Where should we go?
June 30, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Reposted by David Keyes
Welcome to the first issue of RDM Weekly, a weekly roundup of Research Data Management resources!

To kick off this newsletter, I will be doing a drawing for 1 free @rfortherestofus.com course for anyone who subscribes by Friday! Winner will be notified via email.

open.substack.com/pub/rdmweekl...
RDM Weekly - Issue 001
A weekly roundup of Research Data Management resources.
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June 24, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Really enjoyed speaking to Cascadia R Conference today! Materials from my talk are at rfortherestofus.com/cascadia2025. #rstats
David Keyes @dgkeyes.com is giving an excellent keynote presentation about "25 Ways to Use R" at the Cascadia R Conference @cascadiarconf.bsky.social at OHSU @ohsunews.bsky.social in Portland, OR. R isn't just for stats! #R #Rstats #coding
June 21, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Cascadia R Conf is tomorrow! I'll be giving the keynote: Twenty-Five Things You Didn't Know You Could Do with R. #rstats

You can still register for the virtual conference: cascadiarconf.com
June 20, 2025 at 9:16 PM
My book R for the Rest of Us: A Statistics-Free Introduction is available as part of the Humble Bundle. Pay what you want, get some great books, and support the Electronic Frontier Foundation at the same time!

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June 16, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Reposted by David Keyes
I had a blast chatting about brand.yml with @rfortherestofus.com!
Garrick Aden-Buie shares in the latest R for the Rest of Us podcast how his frustration led to creating brand.yml, a simple solution for unifying data science workflow aesthetics.

Check out the detailed brand.yml walk-through: buff.ly/Ybu6rF9

#rstats #Shiny #Quarto #DataDesign #Branding
June 13, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Reposted by David Keyes
🚨 Cascadia R Conf is hosting hands-on R workshops June 20 in Portland! Topics include GitHub, Rust, Shiny, GIS & more.

Workshops are ticketed are going fast! Register today!

🔗 Info & registration:
cascadiarconf.com
#rstats #datascience
CascadiaRConf
Cascadia R Conference is an R conference serving the Pacific Northwest region (Alaska/British Columbia/Washington/Oregon/California).
cascadiarconf.com
May 27, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Reposted by David Keyes
Excited to launch "ggplot2 [un]charted" with @yan-holtz.bsky.social! 🎉

An online course to master #ggplot2 with exercises, quizzes, and modules—and hands-on code running in your browser!

Still WIP—sign up now for a limited discount:
👉 www.ggplot2-uncharted.com

#rstats #DataViz #DataVisualization
May 12, 2025 at 3:58 PM
In putting together the new version of the Mapping with R course, I came across lots of great resources for learning to make maps in #rstats. Here are some of my top recommendations, all of which are available online for free.
April 15, 2025 at 2:27 PM
My keynote at Cascadia R Conf is all about things you didn't know you could do with R. I've got some ideas, but I'd love to get additional suggestions. What do you do with R that others have never even considered?
Join me and many others in the #rstats community this June at Cascadia R Conf!
April 9, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Join me and many others in the #rstats community this June at Cascadia R Conf!
April 9, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Reposted by David Keyes
It is all just so very very stupid
April 2, 2025 at 9:10 PM