21_packages.Rmd

# (APPENDIX) Appendix {-} 

# Partial list of packages by category


## Graphics packages

- ggplot2 http://ggplot2.org/
- lattice https://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/lattice/index.html
- rgl https://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/rgl/index.html
- tkrplot https://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/tkrplot/index.html
- iplots https://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/iplots/index.html
- rpanel provides a set of functions to build simple GUI controls for R functions. These are built on the tcltk package. Uses could include changing a parameter on a graph by animating it with a slider or a "doublebutton", up to more sophisticated control panels. https://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/rpanel/index.html


## GUI packages

- Rcmdr https://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/Rcmdr/index.html
- JGR https://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/JGR/index.html
- pmg Simple GUI for R using gWidgets https://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/pmg/index.html http://www.math.csi.cuny.edu/pmg

## Bibliography management

- [`RefManageR`](https://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/RefManageR/index.html). Provides functions to query PubMed and convert results to BibTeX entries. Query PubMed:
  ```{r eval=FALSE}
  hits = ReadPubMed("Nose bleed", database= "PubMed")
  ```

  the retrieved articles can then be turned into BibTeX entries:
  ```{r eval=FALSE}
  toBiblatex(hits[1])
  ```