Open Joe-Heffer-Shef opened 1 year ago
Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe. When dealing with large volumes of raw data, it becomes challenging to quickly and effectively understand the characteristics and key insights from the data. Without a structured summary of the raw data, it's time-consuming and error-prone to make informed decisions or perform further analysis.
Describe the solution you'd like This workflow step should involve the following components:
Describe alternatives you've considered
Workflow:
graph LR
func["Functions Runs"]
input1("Type of Dataset") --> func
input2("Columns of interest") --> func
func --> output1("Generate Basic Descriptive Statistics")
output1--> output2("Visualizations: Histograms, Box Plots")
Quarto vs R Markdown
Aspect | Quarto | R Markdown |
---|---|---|
Ease of Use | + User-friendly, especially for non-technical users | - Requires some familiarity with R and Markdown syntax |
+ Simplified YAML configuration | ||
+ Built-in support for Pandoc templates | ||
Document Structure | + Flexible structure with notebooks, reports, and documents | - Standard Markdown structure with YAML header |
- Less flexibility in structuring documents | ||
+ Notebook-style interactivity | - Limited interactivity | |
Interactivity | + Interactive code chunks | + Supports interactive code chunks (with R) |
+ Data visualization with JavaScript | - Limited interactivity with other languages | |
Output Formats | + Multiple output formats (HTML, PDF, Word) | + Supports various output formats |
+ Customizable templates | - Templates can be customized | |
Extensibility and Ecosystem | + Integration with the Quarto ecosystem | + Established R Markdown ecosystem with numerous packages |
+ Growing community support | ||
Learning Curve | + Shorter learning curve for beginners | - Steeper learning curve for non-R users |
+ Easier for non-programmers | - More programming knowledge required |
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