https://www.rforecology.com/post/Latest PostsWowchemy (https://wowchemy.com)en-us© HabitU Lab, LLC and R for Ecology 2026Thu, 23 Mar 2023 08:45:39 +0000https://www.rforecology.com/media/logo_hu79e4c31f2037bf5f26b941f1d8a66338_12106_300x300_fit_lanczos_2.pnghttps://www.rforecology.com/post/https://www.rforecology.com/post/top-five-ish-sources-of-ecological-data/Thu, 23 Mar 2023 08:45:39 +0000https://www.rforecology.com/post/top-five-ish-sources-of-ecological-data/In this post, I show you how to navigate some common ecological data portals and discuss when you might want to use one or another for accessing data that you can use for practice or your next research project.https://www.rforecology.com/post/scatterplots-in-r/Mon, 14 Nov 2022 09:30:50 -0400https://www.rforecology.com/post/scatterplots-in-r/This blog post I teach you the basics of creating and customizing scatterplots in Rhttps://www.rforecology.com/post/free-workshop-on-how-to-learn-r/Thu, 12 May 2022 09:30:50 -0400https://www.rforecology.com/post/free-workshop-on-how-to-learn-r/Learn about the four challenges when learning R and the key strategies for how to overcome those challenges so that nothing can stop you from mastering Rhttps://www.rforecology.com/post/exporting-plots-in-r/Thu, 05 May 2022 09:30:50 -0400https://www.rforecology.com/post/exporting-plots-in-r/In this tutorial, I go over the basics of how to prototype, save, and export your plots from R.https://www.rforecology.com/post/reshaping-data-in-r/Thu, 28 Apr 2022 09:30:50 -0400https://www.rforecology.com/post/reshaping-data-in-r/In this blog post, I show you how to reshape data (i.e. how to use pivot tables) so that the data are in the correct form for data analysis in R.https://www.rforecology.com/post/how-to-create-your-own-function-in-r/Thu, 21 Apr 2022 11:46:53 -0400https://www.rforecology.com/post/how-to-create-your-own-function-in-r/In this tutorial, I&rsquo;m going to explain how to create your own functions and provide a few examples.https://www.rforecology.com/post/a-simple-introduction-to-ggplot2/Thu, 14 Apr 2022 09:20:07 -0400https://www.rforecology.com/post/a-simple-introduction-to-ggplot2/In this blog post, we deconstruct the anatomy of how to use &lsquo;ggplot2&rsquo;— a package that makes it intuitive to create consistently nice-looking figures in R.https://www.rforecology.com/post/2022-04-06-how-to-make-a-boxplot-in-r/Wed, 06 Apr 2022 11:46:53 -0400https://www.rforecology.com/post/2022-04-06-how-to-make-a-boxplot-in-r/In this tutorial I show you everything you need to know about boxplots and how to make them look nice using the built-in functions in Rhttps://www.rforecology.com/post/how-to-use-grepl/Tue, 29 Mar 2022 09:09:55 -0400https://www.rforecology.com/post/how-to-use-grepl/Here I describe the functions called <code>grep()</code>, <code>grepl()</code>, and <code>sub()</code>, which allow you to find strings in your data that match particular patterns.https://www.rforecology.com/post/data-structures-in-r/Wed, 23 Mar 2022 09:09:55 -0400https://www.rforecology.com/post/data-structures-in-r/In this tutorial, we&rsquo;re introduce the structures that R provides to help you organize your data.https://www.rforecology.com/post/data-types-in-r/Wed, 16 Mar 2022 09:45:39 -0400https://www.rforecology.com/post/data-types-in-r/In this tutorial, I introduce you to several different types of data, explain how to use and manipulate each of them, and show you how to check what type of data you have.https://www.rforecology.com/post/how-to-use-apply-functions/Tue, 08 Mar 2022 09:45:39 -0500https://www.rforecology.com/post/how-to-use-apply-functions/Here I show you a useful family of functions that allows you to repetitively perform a specified function (e.g., sum, mean) across a vector, matrix, or data frame.https://www.rforecology.com/post/how-to-use-pipes/Wed, 02 Mar 2022 02:45:39 -0500https://www.rforecology.com/post/how-to-use-pipes/In this tutorial, I&rsquo;m going to give an explanation of what pipes are and when they can be used, and then I&rsquo;m going to demonstrate how useful they can be for writing neat and clear R code.https://www.rforecology.com/post/how-to-use-the-group-by-function/Wed, 23 Feb 2022 08:45:39 -0500https://www.rforecology.com/post/how-to-use-the-group-by-function/In this tutorial, I discuss how to use a handy function called group_by() for organizing and preparing your data for analysis and visualization.https://www.rforecology.com/post/how-to-use-rmarkdown-part-two/Tue, 15 Feb 2022 10:45:39 +0000https://www.rforecology.com/post/how-to-use-rmarkdown-part-two/In part two of my series on R Markdown, I&rsquo;ll go over how to use R Markdown for learning R by documenting your journey into your own guide to R.https://www.rforecology.com/post/how-to-use-rmarkdown-part-one/Wed, 09 Feb 2022 10:45:39 -0500https://www.rforecology.com/post/how-to-use-rmarkdown-part-one/R Markdown is a powerful method for creating reports that combine formatted text with R code. This can help you with accountability, data analysis reproducibility, for making tutorials (like this one), and also for learning R! In part one of this two-part series, you&rsquo;ll learn how to create basic R Markdown documents with all the essential content.https://www.rforecology.com/post/introduction-to-missing-data-in-r/Tue, 01 Feb 2022 09:45:39 -0500https://www.rforecology.com/post/introduction-to-missing-data-in-r/In this tutorial, I&rsquo;m going to explain what exactly an NA value is, how you can find NAs in your data, and how to remove them.https://www.rforecology.com/post/how-to-join-tables-in-r/Wed, 26 Jan 2022 11:45:39 -0500https://www.rforecology.com/post/how-to-join-tables-in-r/In this tutorial, I show you how to combine tables (data frames) together using both base R and the <code>dplyr</code> package.https://www.rforecology.com/post/the-basics-of-r-in-spanish/Wed, 19 Jan 2022 09:45:39 -0500https://www.rforecology.com/post/the-basics-of-r-in-spanish/My online course on the Basics of R (for ecologists) is soon to launch with a version completely recorded in Spanish.https://www.rforecology.com/post/making-your-first-plot-in-r/Wed, 05 Jan 2022 09:45:39 -0500https://www.rforecology.com/post/making-your-first-plot-in-r/In this tutorial, I teach you how to create a basic scatterplot using base R.https://www.rforecology.com/post/how-to-install-r-and-rstudio/Sat, 01 Jan 2022 05:28:39 -0500https://www.rforecology.com/post/how-to-install-r-and-rstudio/The first step to learning R is to have it downloaded on your computer! In this blog post, I introduce R and RStudio and show you how to download and install them.https://www.rforecology.com/post/where-to-ask-for-help-when-coding-in-r/Fri, 03 Dec 2021 09:08:00 -0600https://www.rforecology.com/post/where-to-ask-for-help-when-coding-in-r/In this blog post, I&rsquo;m going to describe a few R forums that are particularly useful when you need specific help with your own project.https://www.rforecology.com/post/exporting-tables-from-r-to-microsoft-word/Tue, 23 Nov 2021 12:28:39 -0600https://www.rforecology.com/post/exporting-tables-from-r-to-microsoft-word/As scientists analyzing their data, we often have data or results in R that we want to export to a word processor for the reports or publications that we’re writing. In this tutorial I show you how to do just that!https://www.rforecology.com/post/video-tutorial-on-the-essentials-of-r-for-ecology-cheat-sheet/Fri, 10 Sep 2021 09:30:39 -0400https://www.rforecology.com/post/video-tutorial-on-the-essentials-of-r-for-ecology-cheat-sheet/Here I present a video tutorial and walkthrough (and code) that I created to go over my cheatsheet on the 80% most important functions in R (for ecology)https://www.rforecology.com/post/intro-to-evolutionary-algorithms-with-r-for-beginners-from-scratch-part-1/Fri, 27 Aug 2021 00:00:00 +0000https://www.rforecology.com/post/intro-to-evolutionary-algorithms-with-r-for-beginners-from-scratch-part-1/Here I describe how evolutionary algorithms work by going through an example of fitting a basic linear model.https://www.rforecology.com/post/five-fun-things-you-can-do-with-r/Mon, 16 Aug 2021 00:00:00 +0000https://www.rforecology.com/post/five-fun-things-you-can-do-with-r/Here is the first installment of a series of posts on fun things that you can use R to do: from analyzing your google search history, to making Holiday cards and twitter bots. Enjoy!https://www.rforecology.com/post/how-to-make-a-quality-scatterplot-in-r/Fri, 06 Aug 2021 00:00:00 +0000https://www.rforecology.com/post/how-to-make-a-quality-scatterplot-in-r/Scatterplots are one of the most common types of data visualizations you will encounter as a biologist. Here I go over how to make quality scatterplots that are ready for publication.https://www.rforecology.com/post/myth-of-the-r-learning-curve/Mon, 26 Jul 2021 00:00:00 +0000https://www.rforecology.com/post/myth-of-the-r-learning-curve/Some thoughts about how the R curriculum could be improved.https://www.rforecology.com/post/the-essential-functions-of-r-cheatsheet/Mon, 19 Jul 2021 00:00:00 +0000https://www.rforecology.com/post/the-essential-functions-of-r-cheatsheet/This cheat sheet covers all the essential functions that will allow you to do at least 80% of all operations you will ever have to do in R as an ecologist.https://www.rforecology.com/post/how-to-do-simple-linear-regression-in-r/Fri, 09 Jul 2021 00:00:00 +0000https://www.rforecology.com/post/how-to-do-simple-linear-regression-in-r/I show you how to do a simple linear regression in R that models the relationship between two numeric variableshttps://www.rforecology.com/post/organizing-your-r-studio-projects/Mon, 05 Jul 2021 00:00:00 +0000https://www.rforecology.com/post/organizing-your-r-studio-projects/In this post I go over a basic method method for organizing your ecological data analysis projects in R.