The Department of Biostatistics' Statistical Computing Series focuses on the implementation of statistical models and methods, statistical computation and graphics. These informal meetings allow experienced statisticians and developers to share their expertise on computing topics with practitioners across Vanderbilt. On Thursday, April 25, at 2:30 p.m., assistant professor Panpan Zhang will present "Fundamentals of building R packages."
From Dr. Zhang:
This presentation targets audiences with zero or limited knowledge of building R packages. In this presentation, I will introduce some fundamentals of building an R package, including but not limited to the generations of NAMESPACE, DESCRIPTION, and R Documents. With the increasing demand for intensive computation (e.g., numerical integration), I will also discuss how to interface CPP files (primarily based on Rcpp and Rcpp Armadillo) into an R package. Lastly, I will show a few fundamental techniques for testing R packages.
For access to this Teams presentation, contact Ryan Moore.