As the holiday season enters the picture, learn how a humble R package helps you to give thanks to the contributors of your open-source package. Plus a practical introduction to missing value interpolation with a tried-and-true R package with a rich history, and a comprehensive analysis to predict an NBA superstar's next shot result (who has made a lot of shots already in his career).Episode LinksThis week's curator: Jon Carroll - @jonocarroll@fosstodon.org (Mastodon) & @carroll_jono (X/Twitter)Give Thanks with the allcontributors PackageHow to Interpolate Missing Values in R: A Step-by-Sthttps://github.com/ropensci/allcontributors/?tab=readme-ov-file#contributorsep Guide with ExamplesPredicting NBA Score Plays - Steph Curry ShotsEntire issue available at rweekly.org/2024-W49Supplement Resourcesallcontributors - Acknowledge all contributors to a project https://docs.ropensci.org/allcontributors/Contributor section of {allcontributors} README https://github.com/ropensci/allcontributors/?tab=readme-ov-file#contributorszoo - S3 Infrastructure for Regular and Irregular Time Series https://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/zoo/index.htmlmice - Multivariate Imputation by Chained Equations https://amices.org/mice/naniar - Data structures, summaries, and visualization for missing data http://naniar.njtierney.com/hoopR - Data and tools for men's basketball https://hoopr.sportsdataverse.org/BasketballAnalyzeR - Analysis and Visualization of Basketball Data https://github.com/sndmrc/BasketballAnalyzeR/tree/masterOptimizing R/Shiny App Performance with Advanced Caching Techniques https://www.appsilon.com/post/r-shiny-caching-techniquesSupporting the showUse the contact page at https://serve.podhome.fm/custompage/r-weekly-highlights/contact to send us your feedbackR-Weekly Highlights on the Podcastindex.org - You can send a boost into the show directly in the Podcast Index. First, top-up with Alby, and then head over to the R-Weekly Highlights podcast entry on the index.A new way to think about value: https://value4value.infoGet in touch with us on social mediaEric Nantz: @rpodcast@podcastindex.social (Mastodon),