Advances in social science research using R 1. Econometric computing with R 2. Additive models for quantile regression: an analysis of risk factors for malnutrition in India 3. Toward better R defaults for graphics: example of voter turnouts in U.S. elections 4. Superior estimation and inference avoiding heteroscedasticity and flawed pivots: R example of inflation unemployment trade off 5. Bubble plots as a model free graphical tool for continuous variables 6. Combinatorial fusion for improving portfolio performance 7. Reference growth charts for Saudi Arabian children and adolescents 8. Causal mediation analysis using R 9. Statistical validation of functional form in multiple regression using R 10. Fitting multinomial models in R: a program based on Bocks multinomial response relation model 11. A Bayesian analysis of Leukemia incidence surrounding an inactive hazardous waste site 12. Stochastic volatility model with jumps in returns and volatility: an R package implementation