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R workshop: knitting documents in R

Apr 9, 2014 - 5:00 PM
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R workshop: knitting documents in R

 

Date: Wednesday, April 09
Time: 5:00 pm -- 8:30 pm
Place: 3121 Snedecor
Speaker: Susan VanderPlas, Eric Hare, Karsten Maurer

Abstract:

Knitr is an R package which allows the user to combine statistical coding with document creation into a single automated, coherent process. Do you hate the tedious process of pasting graphics into a paper and making sure they stay in the correct place? Instead, simply write everything in one place using LaTeX and knitr, and press a button - knitr places all the output into the final document automatically! This saves immense amounts of time in all the little tedious tasks inherent in writing reports. Furthermore, if you have to make a small change in your analysis, you can just fix it and re-compile your document, instead of manually changing every picture and table! With knitr, it's easy to create reproducible analyses and keep your code together with the context, so you don't wonder "How did I get these results and which data set did I use to get them?" after 6 months. This class will teach you how to create pdf documents with knitr and LaTeX using R. We will also show you how to easily create webpages showing your entire analysis, complete with pictures, tables, and code. You should be familiar with R, but you do not need to know LaTeX or HTML to participate.