This is a toy example of a reproducible data pipeline, based on Jenny Bryan's example for STAT 545A.
This shows how to create a small-but-automated analytical pipeline using a set of R scripts via source() AND using rmarkdown::render() on R Markdown files, without the help of RStudio's buttons.
Demonstration data: the number of words spoken by various characters in the Lord of the Rings trilogy, available here:
https://github.com/jennybc/lotr
Suggested workflows:
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Clone this repository
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Start a fresh RStudio session, make sure this repository is the working directory
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Run any scripts you like interactively
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Run any script you like at arm's length, via
source()or RStudio Source button -
Run the entire project via the shell
Rscript runfile.R
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Note all the HTML and Markdown reports left behind by this pipeline!