Ryan McShane
@ryanmcshane.bsky.social
Statistics professor at The University of Chicago
* Researching intransitivity in paired comparisons, pedagogy in sports analytics courses.
* Data viz enthusiast.
* #RStats
* #GSG 🏀🇩🇪🇺🇸
ryanmcshane.com
* Researching intransitivity in paired comparisons, pedagogy in sports analytics courses.
* Data viz enthusiast.
* #RStats
* #GSG 🏀🇩🇪🇺🇸
ryanmcshane.com
R accepts exponentiation like a**b (equivalent to a^b), possibly to be nice to SAS users? I think a**b is pretty common.
stat-37815-au24.ryanmcshane.com/l03-baserfun...
stat-37815-au24.ryanmcshane.com/l03-baserfun...
3 Base R Fundamentals – STAT2/37815: Practical R Programming
stat-37815-au24.ryanmcshane.com
November 6, 2025 at 1:28 AM
R accepts exponentiation like a**b (equivalent to a^b), possibly to be nice to SAS users? I think a**b is pretty common.
stat-37815-au24.ryanmcshane.com/l03-baserfun...
stat-37815-au24.ryanmcshane.com/l03-baserfun...
Cool! Can't wait!
FWIW, I think I ran into the same issue Davis ran into in the issue you linked:
github.com/quarto-dev/q...
FWIW, I think I ran into the same issue Davis ran into in the issue you linked:
github.com/quarto-dev/q...
Reformating R cell in VSCODE with air does not correctly close chunk · Issue #745 · quarto-dev/quarto
Originally posted at posit-dev/air#374 (comment) But it seems Quarto: Format Cell is a feature from Quarto extension. Not sure where to post this finding, if this is Quarto VSCODE extension that in...
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October 16, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Cool! Can't wait!
FWIW, I think I ran into the same issue Davis ran into in the issue you linked:
github.com/quarto-dev/q...
FWIW, I think I ran into the same issue Davis ran into in the issue you linked:
github.com/quarto-dev/q...
I would share for testing but all of my source repos are on private! ~~Github Copilot~~
Is the goal to run this before using Air on QMDs?
Is the goal to run this before using Air on QMDs?
October 16, 2025 at 3:25 PM
I would share for testing but all of my source repos are on private! ~~Github Copilot~~
Is the goal to run this before using Air on QMDs?
Is the goal to run this before using Air on QMDs?
Nabbed it! (Thanks; also enjoyed the read)
I actually prefer the range bar to the box plot and have been scheming to write an M.E. Spear {ggplot2} extension since this exchange (I just haven't had the time), which probably benefited from your linked 2016 blog post:
github.com/tidyverse/gg...
I actually prefer the range bar to the box plot and have been scheming to write an M.E. Spear {ggplot2} extension since this exchange (I just haven't had the time), which probably benefited from your linked 2016 blog post:
github.com/tidyverse/gg...
`geom_boxplot` Whiskers never appear when IQR = 0 (`upper - lower = 0`) · Issue #5511 · tidyverse/ggplot2
I found a problem with ... geom_boxplot I expected ... Whiskers to appear. There's no convenient way to get whiskers to appear when IQR = 0 (upper - lower = 0) (that I am aware of*). Setting coef =...
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October 12, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Nabbed it! (Thanks; also enjoyed the read)
I actually prefer the range bar to the box plot and have been scheming to write an M.E. Spear {ggplot2} extension since this exchange (I just haven't had the time), which probably benefited from your linked 2016 blog post:
github.com/tidyverse/gg...
I actually prefer the range bar to the box plot and have been scheming to write an M.E. Spear {ggplot2} extension since this exchange (I just haven't had the time), which probably benefited from your linked 2016 blog post:
github.com/tidyverse/gg...
Ahhh! I've been looking for something like this for my blog!
(Wait... it's in Distill... is Distill still .Rmd-only?)
(Wait... it's in Distill... is Distill still .Rmd-only?)
October 11, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Ahhh! I've been looking for something like this for my blog!
(Wait... it's in Distill... is Distill still .Rmd-only?)
(Wait... it's in Distill... is Distill still .Rmd-only?)
Yeah, I got a swag bag from #PositConf2025 and the Posit-branded S-Gel pen is in heavy rotation at the moment. I have dozens of other S-Gel pens, but this one has a special place in my heart. Will disassemble others for a refill.
I still use a MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conf water bottle from 2017!
I still use a MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conf water bottle from 2017!
October 5, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Yeah, I got a swag bag from #PositConf2025 and the Posit-branded S-Gel pen is in heavy rotation at the moment. I have dozens of other S-Gel pens, but this one has a special place in my heart. Will disassemble others for a refill.
I still use a MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conf water bottle from 2017!
I still use a MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conf water bottle from 2017!
I wrote a wrapper around {knitr} kable and {kableExtra} kable_styling that I put at the top of every HW assignment I give to students (output is always PDF). I also have it in all of my Beamer slides 😬
It makes kable tables nice by default.
You can still call, e.g. knitr::kable, too!
It makes kable tables nice by default.
You can still call, e.g. knitr::kable, too!
September 24, 2025 at 9:06 PM
I wrote a wrapper around {knitr} kable and {kableExtra} kable_styling that I put at the top of every HW assignment I give to students (output is always PDF). I also have it in all of my Beamer slides 😬
It makes kable tables nice by default.
You can still call, e.g. knitr::kable, too!
It makes kable tables nice by default.
You can still call, e.g. knitr::kable, too!
abba, abc, xyz, xx, yy, and temp are my most commonly used placeholders/temporary names
Are there even rules against this, though?
"Thou shalt not have draft code!"?
Are there even rules against this, though?
"Thou shalt not have draft code!"?
September 24, 2025 at 5:56 PM
abba, abc, xyz, xx, yy, and temp are my most commonly used placeholders/temporary names
Are there even rules against this, though?
"Thou shalt not have draft code!"?
Are there even rules against this, though?
"Thou shalt not have draft code!"?
I came here to make this comment. Beat me to it!
= forever
= forever
September 24, 2025 at 5:37 PM
I came here to make this comment. Beat me to it!
= forever
= forever
CHI - United Center is ~2 mi away
MIL - 1.5 hr drive
MIN - staying in IA with s/o's bro (7hr drive)
DEN - staying in CO with s/o's other bro (flight)
CLE - 5.5 hr drive (hotel req)
IND - 3 hr drive
(All on days that work nicely with academic calendar)
MIL - 1.5 hr drive
MIN - staying in IA with s/o's bro (7hr drive)
DEN - staying in CO with s/o's other bro (flight)
CLE - 5.5 hr drive (hotel req)
IND - 3 hr drive
(All on days that work nicely with academic calendar)
September 21, 2025 at 1:01 AM
CHI - United Center is ~2 mi away
MIL - 1.5 hr drive
MIN - staying in IA with s/o's bro (7hr drive)
DEN - staying in CO with s/o's other bro (flight)
CLE - 5.5 hr drive (hotel req)
IND - 3 hr drive
(All on days that work nicely with academic calendar)
MIL - 1.5 hr drive
MIN - staying in IA with s/o's bro (7hr drive)
DEN - staying in CO with s/o's other bro (flight)
CLE - 5.5 hr drive (hotel req)
IND - 3 hr drive
(All on days that work nicely with academic calendar)
It's rough being away from home and a Spurs fan! NBA Team Pass has been helpful for the past decade, and I've been catching road games for the past couple of years, too! (This season: CHI, MIL, MIN, DEN, CLE, IND) #gsg
September 20, 2025 at 11:11 PM
It's rough being away from home and a Spurs fan! NBA Team Pass has been helpful for the past decade, and I've been catching road games for the past couple of years, too! (This season: CHI, MIL, MIN, DEN, CLE, IND) #gsg
I might need to do this to keep up with my collection.
I have space for maybe two more, but I could fit even more if I moved some around; I'm scared to death of doing that!
I know I've seen guides around the internet on how to convert these hex stickers to magnets, but I've lost track of them 🙈
I have space for maybe two more, but I could fit even more if I moved some around; I'm scared to death of doing that!
I know I've seen guides around the internet on how to convert these hex stickers to magnets, but I've lost track of them 🙈
September 20, 2025 at 6:56 PM
I might need to do this to keep up with my collection.
I have space for maybe two more, but I could fit even more if I moved some around; I'm scared to death of doing that!
I know I've seen guides around the internet on how to convert these hex stickers to magnets, but I've lost track of them 🙈
I have space for maybe two more, but I could fit even more if I moved some around; I'm scared to death of doing that!
I know I've seen guides around the internet on how to convert these hex stickers to magnets, but I've lost track of them 🙈
Did my neighbor and I immediately check to see if our coins stuck together like magnets? Yes.
But also, the backside is a relief rendering of the {tidyverse} hex logo, so it feels trying to put a magnet on would undo one of the sides 🙃🫠
But also, the backside is a relief rendering of the {tidyverse} hex logo, so it feels trying to put a magnet on would undo one of the sides 🙃🫠
September 20, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Did my neighbor and I immediately check to see if our coins stuck together like magnets? Yes.
But also, the backside is a relief rendering of the {tidyverse} hex logo, so it feels trying to put a magnet on would undo one of the sides 🙃🫠
But also, the backside is a relief rendering of the {tidyverse} hex logo, so it feels trying to put a magnet on would undo one of the sides 🙃🫠
I also fixed the 2nd PR this morning.
Both of my PRs were about transitioning from the {magrittr} pipe to the Base R pipe — one to clean up {forcats} examples/vignette, and one to deprecate a {usethis} function that makes it easy to add %>% to a package.
github.com/r-lib/usethis/pull/2183
Both of my PRs were about transitioning from the {magrittr} pipe to the Base R pipe — one to clean up {forcats} examples/vignette, and one to deprecate a {usethis} function that makes it easy to add %>% to a package.
github.com/r-lib/usethis/pull/2183
Deprecate `use_pipe()`. Fixes #2124 by math-mcshane · Pull Request #2183 · r-lib/usethis
Completed:
Added a short deprecation message when using use_pipe(),
Added a longer bit of advice in the package documentation for common substitutions, including the 2023 blog post on the base pip...
github.com
September 20, 2025 at 4:09 PM
I also fixed the 2nd PR this morning.
Both of my PRs were about transitioning from the {magrittr} pipe to the Base R pipe — one to clean up {forcats} examples/vignette, and one to deprecate a {usethis} function that makes it easy to add %>% to a package.
github.com/r-lib/usethis/pull/2183
Both of my PRs were about transitioning from the {magrittr} pipe to the Base R pipe — one to clean up {forcats} examples/vignette, and one to deprecate a {usethis} function that makes it easy to add %>% to a package.
github.com/r-lib/usethis/pull/2183
A couple and the coin!
September 20, 2025 at 4:03 PM
A couple and the coin!
In the "super rare" section at the bottom next to flair!
September 19, 2025 at 2:18 AM
In the "super rare" section at the bottom next to flair!
Why not both? I use Quarto *and* modify the theme with a .sty file (for mathy courses with less code where Beamer makes a little more sense). And my regular reveal.js slides attempt to mimic that Beamer style with css/scss 😬
September 18, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Why not both? I use Quarto *and* modify the theme with a .sty file (for mathy courses with less code where Beamer makes a little more sense). And my regular reveal.js slides attempt to mimic that Beamer style with css/scss 😬
@grrrck.xyz I finally implemented {ggcheck} in my early {ggplot2} assignment autograders (in past 2 weeks, even!)
Do you/a colleague know how this will impact {ggcheck}? Seems like there's some backwards compatibility currently built in, but Teun noted in post that will eventually be phased out.
Do you/a colleague know how this will impact {ggcheck}? Seems like there's some backwards compatibility currently built in, but Teun noted in post that will eventually be phased out.
September 12, 2025 at 12:14 AM
@grrrck.xyz I finally implemented {ggcheck} in my early {ggplot2} assignment autograders (in past 2 weeks, even!)
Do you/a colleague know how this will impact {ggcheck}? Seems like there's some backwards compatibility currently built in, but Teun noted in post that will eventually be phased out.
Do you/a colleague know how this will impact {ggcheck}? Seems like there's some backwards compatibility currently built in, but Teun noted in post that will eventually be phased out.