Overview
In this talk, I will try to convince you that if you have any of your own data or write any of your own R functions, then you should put them into an R package. Benefits include reproducibility and keeping everything together and accessible. Also, it’s really easy to do, and to prove it, I will build a package from scratch before your very eyes. I will also introduce the bookdown package for writing reports and even your thesis. Filled with tips and tricks from my own experiences, this talk could save you hours!
Event details
Event: Birmingham R User Group
Date: August 8th, 2018
Time: 18:00-20:00 GMT+1
Location: Faraday Wharf, Innovation Birmingham Campus, Holt Street, Birmingham Science Park, B7 4BB
Key points
Put your data and functions in an R package
R packages are good for reproducibility, for keeping everything together and for sharing
Existing R packages such as {usethis}, {devtools} {roxygen2} and {testthat} take the friction out of writing your own packages
Slides
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Citation
@online{kaye2018,
author = {Kaye, Ella},
title = {Setting up Your {PhD} (or Other Research Project) as an {R}
Package},
date = {2018-08-23},
url = {https://ellakaye.co.uk/talks/2018-08-23_phd-as-package},
langid = {en}
}