[R] Save the results of data analysis in R

[Paul Hiemstra]

 On 06/16/2011 09:23 AM, Jim Lemon wrote:
> On 06/16/2011 07:12 PM, amrita gs wrote:
>> Hi everyone,
>>
>>      I want to do data analysis using the values retrieved from a MySQL
>> database. Is there a way to save the results of data analysis in R.
>>
> Hi amrita,
> If you mean "save the output of an analysis", there are several ways.

...and if you mean "save the R objects" you need to look at save().

cheers,
Paul

>
> 1) Enter "sink(<filename>) before running the analysis, and "sink()"
> after. This will store the results of whatever you did between the two
> "sink" commands in the file <filename> (which is the name you choose
> to call it).
>
> 2) Write your analysis as a script and use a function like "htmlize"
> to convert the output to HTML and store it. This allows you to get
> most bitmapped plots embedded in the output, which is what many people
> want.
>
> For both of the above, you will want to write and test the R script
> until it runs correctly, then use "sink" or "htmlize" (or other
> functions from, say, the R2HTML package) to do the conversion. There
> are similar functions that will convert the output to document formats
> like Latex if you want.
>
> Jim
>
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