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Re: science-statistics package suggestion: ggplot2



Hi Michael,

I just added r-cran-ggplot2 to the statistics task.  Thanks for your
long explanation.  This kind of hints are *very* helpful - please come
up with more of them. ;-)

Kind regards

     Andreas.

On Tue, Jul 12, 2016 at 09:41:42PM +0800, Michael Wilson wrote:
> I propose the inclusion of ggplot2 in the science-statistics science
> metapackage. Details of which are included below. I will admit, it has
> some somewhat ambitious dependencies, however all dependencies meet
> the DFSG and ggplot2 is already an official Debian package for
> old-stable through to Sid.
> 
> ---
> Package: r-cran-ggplot2
> 
> Licence: GPL-2
> 
> Description: "An implementation of the grammar of graphics in R. It
> combines the advantages of both base and lattice graphics:
> conditioning and shared axes are handled automatically, and you can
> still build up a plot step by step from multiple data sources. It also
> implements a sophisticated multidimensional conditioning system and a
> consistent interface to map data to aesthetic attributes."
> 
> Reason: ggplot2 has wide spread adoption in the cognitive sciences,
> financial sectors, and biomedical sciences. ggplot2 is stable,
> actively maintained, and meet DFSG. In my view, it is an essential
> part of any statisticians toolbox.
> ---
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Michael
> 
> 

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