What’s New in R: September 29, 2025
Welcome to this week’s edition of What’s New in R! This week, we’re featuring a migration guide from RStudio to Positron, a tutorial on using R for data exploration and story development, and a package for accessing South Korean datasets. Let’s dive in!
Migrating from RStudio to Positron
With Positron now out of beta and publicly available, many R users are considering making the switch from RStudio. This comprehensive migration guide from Posit walks through the key differences between the two IDEs and provides practical advice for transitioning your workflow. The guide shows how to adapt your existing RStudio workflows while also taking advantage of Positron’s new features.
How to use R to dig for story ideas
Charles Minshew, digital storytelling editor at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, demonstrates how journalists can use R not just for visualization, but as a powerful tool for exploring datasets and uncovering potential stories. While pitched to journalists, this tutorial offers valuable insights for anyone looking to improve their data exploration skills using the tidyverse. The post provides practical examples of how to dig into data systematically to identify interesting patterns and anomalies worth investigating further.
SouthKoreAPIs
The SouthKoreAPIs package, developed by Renzo Caceres Rossi, provides access to South Korean data through public APIs and curated datasets. This comprehensive package offers researchers and analysts working with South Korean data easy access to various governmental and public datasets, including statistics, economic indicators, and demographic information. It’s particularly valuable for those conducting comparative international research or focusing specifically on South Korean markets and society.
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