现在CRAN上有8000多个包,这么多包,有很多包的功能是类似的甚至是重复的。那么你到底应该去学习哪一个包呢?
这里有一个包的
重要性排名,依据是一个包被别的包引用的次数,也就是reverse imports的数量。排名越靠前,那么这个包就越重要。以下是一个排名靠前的一些R包。
引用数大于200的包[td]
pkg | desc | ref |
Rcpp | Seamless R and C++ Integration | 460 |
MASS | Support Functions and Datasets for Venables and Ripley’s MASS | 383 |
ggplot2 | An Implementation of the Grammar of Graphics | 303 |
plyr | Tools for Splitting, Applying and Combining Data | 290 |
引用数100-200的包[td]
pkg | desc | ref |
Matrix | Sparse and Dense Matrix Classes and Methods | 191 |
stringr | Simple, Consistent Wrappers for Common String Operations | 178 |
httr | Tools for Working with URLs and HTTP | 175 |
reshape2 | Flexibly Reshape Data: A Reboot of the Reshape Package | 168 |
dplyr | A Grammar of Data Manipulation | 158 |
mvtnorm | Multivariate Normal and t Distributions | 150 |
jsonlite | A Robust, High Performance JSON Parser and Generator for R | 147 |
lattice | Trellis Graphics for R | 145 |
sp | Classes and Methods for Spatial Data | 134 |
XML | Tools for Parsing and Generating XML Within R and S-Plus | 133 |
foreach | Provides Foreach Looping Construct for R | 118 |
igraph | Network Analysis and Visualization | 112 |
RCurl | General Network (HTTP/FTP/…) Client Interface for R | 106 |
更详细的列表,可以看这里 http://www.bagualu.net/wordpress/archives/6205