Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Sweave Tutorial 3: Console Input and Output - Multiple Choice Test Analysis
This post provides an example of using Sweave
to perform an item analysis of a multiple choice test.
It is designed as a tutorial for learning more about
using Sweave in a mode where console input and output is displayed.
Copies of all source code and the final PDF report is provided.
Monday, November 29, 2010
Sweave Tutorial 2: Batch Individual Personality Reports using R, Sweave, and LaTeX
This post documents an example of using Sweave
to generate individualised personality reports based on
responses to a personality test.
Each report provides information on both the responses of the general
sample and responses of the specific respondent.
All source code is provided, and selected aspects are discussed,
including makefiles
use of \Sexpr
, figures, and LaTeX tables using Sweave.
Getting Started with Git, EGit, Eclipse, and GitHub: Version Control for R Projects
This post provides information on
(a) installing Git using the Eclipse plugin Egit. (b) uploading repositories to GitHub, and (c) links to resources on Git, Git and LaTeX, and Git and R. The focus is on version control for people working on R, Sweave, and LaTeX related projects.
(a) installing Git using the Eclipse plugin Egit. (b) uploading repositories to GitHub, and (c) links to resources on Git, Git and LaTeX, and Git and R. The focus is on version control for people working on R, Sweave, and LaTeX related projects.
Saturday, November 27, 2010
Sweave Tutorial 1: Using Sweave, R, and Make to Generate a PDF of Multiple Choice Questions
In this post I present an example of using Sweave to prepare a PDF of formatted multiple choice questions.
More broadly the example shows how to use Sweave to incorporate elements of a database
into a formatted LaTeX document.
It aims to be useful to anyone wanting to learn more about the almost magical powers of
make
, Sweave
, and R
.
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
makefiles for Sweave, R and LaTeX using Eclipse on Windows
This post provides a brief introduction to
make
and makefiles
.
In particular it describes how to set up make
on Windows with an emphasis on using make
in Eclipse on projects involving R, Sweave, and LaTeX.
Friday, November 12, 2010
Getting Started with Markdown: Benefits, Installation, Learning, and Conversion
I've recently adopted Markdown as a markup language for editing my blog posts.
This post discusses
(a) the benefits of Markdown,
(b) installing a Markdown editor,
(c) learning Markdown, and
(d) converting between formats.
How to calculate confidence intervals of correlations with R
This post sets out how to calculate confidence intervals for correlations using R. Because I often get this question from people unfamiliar with R, it assumes no prior knowledge of R.
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