Fun with Lists

Explore lists of information on a wide range of topics and learn how to manipulate them to extract information. 

In this data rich world you can find lists on almost any topic. The Rcorpora package provides a wide range of lists on many topics. This activity show you how to use R-Instat to delve deeper into these to extract information and answer questions. 


Video script prepared by Rachel Kirk-Gushowaty, and Roger Stern.  Video constructed and voiced by Rachel Kirk-Gushowaty.

  • 0:00 Introduction to R-Instat 
  • 0:02 Introduction to Lists 
  • 0:52 Animal List 
  • 2:42 Food List 
  • 3:59 Word List 
  • 6:17 Planets List 
  • 7:16 Minor Planets List
  • 8:16 Fibonacci Numbers 
  • 8:49 Prime Numbers 
  • 10:15 Binary Primes
  • 11:09 50 Million Primes
  • 13:51 Transform Dialog
  • 14:55 Frequencies 
  • 15:29 Binary Primes
  • 15:57 Numbers to Base  
  • 16:21 Reflection 
  • 16:48 Literature List
  • 21:32 Statistics Quotes List

Then use R-Instat to open and explore lists you are interested in.