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Welcome to the R Beats Python blog! Here you’ll find articles comparing R and Python in various domains.

Statistical Modeling: Why R Outperforms Python

A deep dive into R’s superior statistical modeling capabilities, from GLMs to mixed models
Jun 26, 2025

In the Nix of Time: Creating a reproducible analytical environment with Nix and {rix}

Explore how Nix and {rix} transform Shiny app development with seamless reproducibility.
Jun 25, 2025

Reproducible Research: R Markdown vs Jupyter

How R’s literate programming tools provide superior reproducible research capabilities compared to Python’s Jupyter notebooks
Jun 25, 2025

A Framework for Cohort Building in R - Nuria Mercade-Besora and Edward Burn

Simplify patient cohort management in R with CohortConstructor, using OMOP Common Data Model for healthcare data.
Jun 24, 2025

Data Visualization: R’s ggplot2 vs Python’s matplotlib

Exploring why R’s visualization ecosystem, particularly ggplot2, provides superior capabilities for statistical graphics
Jun 23, 2025

Dengue Forecasting Addressing the Interrupted Effect from COVID-19 Cases

Addressing COVID-19’s impact on Dengue forecasting using adaptive statistical models in Sri Lanka.
Jun 22, 2025

Time Series Analysis: R’s Comprehensive Tools

How R’s time series ecosystem provides superior capabilities for forecasting, modeling, and analysis compared to Python
Jun 21, 2025

nonprobsvy – An R package for modern methods for non-probability survey

Discover nonprobsvy, an R package for non-probability sample inference, enhancing survey analysis.
Jun 20, 2025

First Steps with SQL in R: Making Data Talk

Discover SQL’s power in R for clinical data analysis with Chris Battiston’s beginner-friendly workshop.
Jun 20, 2025

Machine Learning: R’s Statistical Approach

How R’s statistical foundation provides unique advantages for machine learning compared to Python’s engineering-focused approach
Jun 19, 2025

An Accelerometry Biomarker Framework with Application in Vigilance in UK Biobank Data

This R/Medicine 2025 talk looks into using accelerometry as a biomarker for assessing vigilance.
Jun 18, 2025

Bootstrap inference made easy: p-values and confidence intervals in one line of code

Learn how to simplify your use of bootstrap methods in R with the boot.pval package for more reliable statistical inference.
Jun 16, 2025

Model Evaluation: From Machine Learning to Generative AI

R/Medicine 2025 Keynote Day 2: Dr. Erin LeDell explores the evolution of AI evaluation from deterministic models to complex generative AI systems.
Jun 14, 2025

Mix, Pour, Share: The rUM Cocktail for Biomedical Project Packaging

Discover rUM 2.2, a game-changer for biomedical research reproducibility, developed at the University of Miami.
Jun 12, 2025

Co-occurrence analysis and knowledge graphs for suicide risk prediction

Explore how R packages nlpembeds and kgraph revolutionize mental health diagnostics with NLP.
Jun 10, 2025

Application of attention mechanism to improve performance of llm/mllm used across R/Medicine

Explore how attention mechanisms improve regulatory submissions in R/Medicine, enhancing efficiency and accuracy.
Jun 8, 2025

Ethical Considerations of Contrasts in Statistical Modeling of Medical Equity

Explore how coding choices in R impact healthcare equity, focusing on ethical implications in regression analysis.
Jun 6, 2025

No More Copy-Paste: Automating Patient Inquiry Tracking in Pharma with Shiny

Automating patient inquiry tracking in pharma with R Shiny: A game-changer in specialty pharma coordination.
May 20, 2025

Optimizing Public Healthcare Cost Recovery with R: A Use Case from Argentina

Discover how Buenos Aires leverages R to optimize healthcare cost recovery, enhancing efficiency & sustainability.
May 18, 2025

Bedside to Bench - Reinventing medicine with AI

Explore how AI is revolutionizing medical discovery, from knee pain to sudden cardiac death, as discussed by Dr. Ziad Obermeyer at R/Medicine 2025.
May 16, 2025

Improving Reproducibility of Medical Research with Controlled Vocabularies

The crux of reproducibility lies in the precise and consistent implementation of the original work.
May 14, 2025

MIIPW: An R package for Generalized Estimating Equations with missing data integration

Explore the MIIPW R package for tackling missing data in longitudinal studies using advanced statistical methods.
May 12, 2025

Identifying Measles Immunity Gaps in the US: A Comprehensive Analysis by Iko Musa

Explore Iko Musa’s student competition-winning analysis on US measles immunity gaps using R tools at R/Medicine 2025!
Apr 28, 2025

Examining Factors Associated with Depressive Severity Among Cancer Survivors

Examining factors linked to depressive symptoms in cancer survivors using NHIS data
Apr 20, 2025

kidney.epi R Package for Facilitating Research in Diabetes, Kidney, Heart, and Other Diseases

Discover the kidney.epi R package for advancing chronic kidney disease research and analysis.
Apr 18, 2025

Advanced Distance Metrics for High-Dimensional Clustering: introducing ‘distanceHD’ R-package

Discover distanceHD, a new R package for high-dimensional clustering with innovative distance metrics.
Apr 17, 2025

AOUSDOHtools: R Package for Social Determinants of Health Survey data in All of Us Research Program

Discover AOUSDOHtools, an R package simplifying Social Determinants of Health data analysis.
Apr 14, 2025

Introduction to R for Clinical Data

This workshop is designed to bridge the gap between healthcare and data science by providing a comprehensive introduction to R and its application in clinical research.
Apr 12, 2025

How are Vaccination Rates and Case Rates Changing for Measles in 2025?

Winners of the Data Competition in the Professional category Harrison Plate & Shonushka Sawant analyze US measles vaccination trends at R/Medicine 2025.
Apr 10, 2025

Demystifying LLMs with Ellmer

Accessing LLMs programmatically opens up a whole new world of possibilities, letting you integrate LLMs into your own apps, scripts, and workflows.
Mar 28, 2025

Bridging the Gap: Introducing RHealth for Healthcare Predictive Modeling in R

Introducing RHealth: Bridging R and AI for healthcare predictive modeling with deep learning
Mar 18, 2025

Social Sciences: R’s Research Tools

How R’s social science packages provide superior research capabilities for psychology, sociology, and other social sciences compared to Python
Feb 25, 2025

Finance and Economics: R’s Quantitative Tools

How R’s finance and economics packages provide superior quantitative analysis capabilities compared to Python
Feb 20, 2025

Data Manipulation: dplyr vs pandas

How R’s dplyr provides more intuitive and powerful data manipulation compared to Python’s pandas
Feb 5, 2025

Academic Research: R’s Dominance in Statistics

Why R remains the standard in academic research, statistics education, and peer-reviewed publications
Jan 30, 2025

Bioinformatics: R’s Bioconductor Ecosystem vs Python’s Fragmented Tools

Bioinformatics is one of R’s strongest domains, thanks to the…
Jan 15, 2025
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