Linking R with external BLAS library can speed up the matrix calculations. This topic has been discussed many times in R Installation and Administration R mailing list and other places. Here are two more official documents from Intel that I though might be useful Using Intel® MKL in R Intel® Math Kernel Library Link Line… Continue reading Using Intel compiler and Intel MKL in R
Author: Feng Li
Dr. Feng Li is an Associate Professor of Statistics in the School of Statistics and Mathematics at Central University of Finance and Economics in Beijing, China. Feng obtained his Ph.D. degree in Statistics from Stockholm University, Sweden in 2013. His research interests include Bayesian computation, econometrics and forecasting, and distributed learning. His recent research output appeared in statistics and forecasting journals such as the International Journal of Forecasting and Statistical Analysis and Data Mining, AI journals such as Expert Systems with Applications, and medical journals such as BMJ Open.
latexdiff with git
The program latexdiff is a simple program that can compare the changes of two versions of TeX files and generate a new TeX file with highlights of the changes. The program is shipped with most tex distributions. There is a lot discussions on how to integrate latexdiff with version control systems like git. If you… Continue reading latexdiff with git
BibTeX with abbreviations in journal names
Once upon a time, I was asked by the journal to provide references with journal names in abbreviations. i.e., Journal of the American Statistical Association should be J. Amer. Statist. Assoc. This is annoying because the journal entries in my BibTeX database are in full names. If I do a simple search and replace, it will be… Continue reading BibTeX with abbreviations in journal names