[R] Three most useful R package

[Greg Snow]

I find myself loading the TeachingDemos package most often, though in my case there may be one of those chicken/egg things going on.

I also use MASS and rms quite a bit (if we are limited to 3, but I also use survival, Hmisc, and splines, but they are loaded with rms).

The package that I really want a copy of is the esp package.  This would allow the computer to do the analysis that I want without me actually having to give it the details, allow me to do the analysis that my client actually wants without wasting time by first doing the analysis that they told me they want, and answer questions from posters who do not give any of the details asked for in the posting guide.

I also want a package that when people misuse certain functions/techniques it will cause a small door on the side of their monitor/computer to open and a mechanical hand will come out and slap them upside the head.  But that package will not be useful until the hardware support is available.

-- 
Gregory (Greg) L. Snow Ph.D.
Statistical Data Center
Intermountain Healthcare
greg.snow at imail.org
801.408.8111


> -----Original Message-----
> From: r-help-bounces at r-project.org [mailto:r-help-bounces at r-
> project.org] On Behalf Of Ralf B
> Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2010 1:14 PM
> To: r-help at r-project.org
> Subject: [R] Three most useful R package
> 
> Hi R-fans,
> 
> I would like put out a question to all R users on this list and hope
> it will create some feedback and discussion.
> 
> 1) What are your 3 most useful R package? and
> 
> 2) What R package do you still miss and why do you think it would make
> a useful addition?
> 
> Pulling answers together for these questions will serve as a guide for
> new users and help people who just want to get a hint where to look
> first. Happy replying!
> 
> Best,
> Ralf
> 
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