Transpose data frame
It is very easy to flip transpose a data frame in R.
Density plot
A density plot can be used to compare the distribution of different variables.
Installing packages
Sometimes a package is needed that is not part of the R installation. It is easy to install it, and all its dependencies.
R GUIs
To find out the version of all R packages used, which is useful to refer to in publications
Data import export
Notes on basic import and export in R.
Sort data frame
Ordering a data frame by a particular column can be quicker than doing it in excel, if the data frame is large.
Plotting with panels and labelling
It is easy to produce figures with multiple panels in R.
Antilogit
The antilogit value of a variable can. E useful in plotting.
I setup the sexChr_papers twitter bot following Rob Lanfear's instructions.
I am interested in papers on sex chromosome evolution, and thus remove medical search terms. The pubmed search is sex chromosome NOT aneuploidy NOT patient? NOT chronic NOT acute NOT clinical NOT prenatal NOT diagnostic NOT congenital NOT infant? NOT syndrome NOT trisom* NOT sperm.
Casey Bergman is gathering literature Twitter bots here.