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If you work with multiple work stations (multiple computers/laptops) sharing the same cloud folder. You might encounter this problem. Your Rstudio in different computers will have different default paths to install and load packages.

I’ve recently committed a cardinal sin of pulling a merge without checking. And then, I had to try to revert back to my original commit. However, I also encounter an error saying non-fast-forward.

If you work with bookdown, Latex, Python, or anything that uses BibTex as the underlying citation document, you will understand the struggle that sometimes your document cannot be rendered correctly because you might miss a comma, year, or author.

Teaching Statement or Teaching Philosophy (resources provided by Dr. Laura Page) Different versions: Full-length with word limit (usually one-page) Syllabus statement: usually include a smaller version of the full-length version in the syllabus

In applied research, we typically look at moderation effect of a moderator on the relationship between a predictor and an outcome variable. However, looking at the interaction term alone is very misleading.

It’s likely that at some point in you data analysis or research career, you will have to either move or copy your current working/virtual environment in Python (in Anaconda or any other platform) to a new location (e.

To prevent future problems when using Java, you need to install Java to your machine correctly. Download the correct version of Java from https://www.java.com/en/download/manual.jsp Right-click the Java setup app to “Run as Admin” After installing Java, go to R and let your machine know the right path to Java (Make sure you run R as Admin as well).

Due to a new movement in the tech industry, organizations (e.g., companies or universities) will not allow their members to have complete control of their machines (i.e., administrative privileges or running programs as administrators).

Frequently, we as researchers would like to expedite our work process with programs when we have repeated tasks. There is an easy way for you to do this with Python on your Windows computer.

As a PhD student, it can be overwhelming sometimes with all the projects, courses (either teaching or taking), and conferences that you have to manage. Since I might not be the only one who struggle with this management task, I’d like to share my favorite project management app.