A new package called 'backbone' recently dropped on CRAN and I'm super stoked about it. Essentially, the package simplifies a co-occurrence matrix by extracting its 'backbone.' The package offers various methods for extracting a backbone, one of which involves the use of the hypergeometric ... READ the POST
Understanding probabilistic species co-occurrence
In ecology, co-occurrence networks can help us identify relationships between species using repeated measurements of the species' presence or absence. When evaluating potential relationships, we might ask: Given presence-absence data, are two species co-occurring at a frequency higher or lower than ... READ the POST
How to create co-occurrence networks with the R packages ‘cooccur’ and ‘visNetwork’
Co-occurrence networks are a graphical representation of how frequently variables appear together. They're commonly used in ecology and text mining, where co-occurrence measures how frequently two species are seen together within a sampling site or how frequently two words are present in a single ... READ the POST
#PRIDE2020: Twitter emoji analysis 🏳️🌈
Pride Month is a spectacular celebration of self-expression and justice. Coronavirus may have changed the way that celebration looks this year, but we'll always have the internet. And how do people express themselves on the internet? With emojis! 🥳🤩 So what emojis did people use to show their Pride ... READ the POST
Pride 2020: Rainbow-colored maps in R with ggplot2 🌈
Happy Pride Month!!! Although 2020 has been emotionally taxing, we now have something big to celebrate. This week, the Supreme Court ruled that the 1964 Civil Rights Act protects gay, lesbian, and transgender employees from discrimination. About time! If you're celebrating Pride from home and ... READ the POST
6 Degrees of Talented Ladies
Back in the day, way before IMDb existed (How did we live?), people used to play movie trivia games. The most famous of these games is known as 6 degrees of Kevin Bacon. If you're unfamiliar, it's a game where you try to find the shortest connection between any actor and Kevin Bacon. Let's ... READ the POST