Re: science-statistics package suggestion: ggplot2
Thanks Andreas,
On that note, I reckon also throw in reshape2, probably one of the
most useful r-packages out there.
Cheers,
On Tue, Jul 19, 2016 at 5:27 PM, Andreas Tille <andreas@an3as.eu> wrote:
> Hi Michael,
>
> On Mon, Jul 18, 2016 at 11:25:23PM -0600, Michael Wilson wrote:
>> Thanks for the positive feedback,
>
> You are welcome. We need *way more* input of this kind since a single
> person (basically me + a few others for random tasks) can't do a proper
> design.
>
>> I was also going to suggest the inclusion of the r-cran-reshape2.
>> However, it is already a dependency for ggplot2.
>
> So it will be installed on the users box if the metapackage is
> installed.
>
>> In such a case, is
>> there any point to including reshape2?
>
> It depends. If you want to advertise the package separately it might
> make sense to add it explicitly to the task.
>
> Kind regards
>
> Andreas.
>
>
>> On Wed, Jul 13, 2016 at 7:41 AM, Andreas Tille <andreas@an3as.eu> wrote:
>> > 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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>> >
>>
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