Message-ID: <20040128154423.43d06231.feh3k@spamcop.net>
Date: 2004-01-28T21:44:23Z
From: Frank E Harrell Jr
Subject: How to generate a report with graphics and tables?
In-Reply-To: <40182311.2010800@ginko.de>
On Wed, 28 Jan 2004 22:01:05 +0100
Olaf B?rger <obuerger at ginko.de> wrote:
> Hello R-Users,
>
> I have some data sets which change on a daily bases. So far I have
> imported these sets into R, done all my evaluations resulting in a
> couple of plots, charts and tables of numbers which I copy&pasted via
> clipboard into Powerpoint.
> The procedure is always the same and I wonder, whether there is no
> easier way for doing so. Is there some type of "report generator"
> available or some HowTo on this.
>
> Can anybody give me a hint on where to look for?
>
> Regards,
>
> Olaf B?rger
>
For many reports Sweave (part of the tools package in R) is what you want,
in conjunction with LaTeX. For customized reports see
http://hesweb1.med.virginia.edu/biostat/s/LiveDoc.html
LaTeX is necessary to do the job right, in my opinion.
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Frank E Harrell Jr Professor and Chair School of Medicine
Department of Biostatistics Vanderbilt University