[R] R package classification

[Robert Sams]

dan,

good idea. i propose an additional field called 'keywords' to the package source file 'description'. this would be better than a single taxonomy of packages.

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dan Bebber [mailto:danbebber at yahoo.co.uk]
> Sent: Friday, January 14, 2005 3:40 PM
> To: r-help at stat.math.ethz.ch
> Subject: [R] R package classification
> 
> 
> Dear list,
> 
> there are now >400 packages available on CRAN.
> Would it be useful to classify these packages
> according to what they do (e.g. classification,
> graphics, spatial statistics), to assist the user in
> finding the appropriate package for their problem? Or
> perhaps the search facility is enough.
> I would attempt such a classification, but my
> knowledge of statistical methods isn't good enough.
> 
> Dan Bebber
> 
> Department of Plant Sciences
> University of Oxford
> UK
> 
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