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Project Skeleton

A basic repo template (directory structure) to be use as starting point for new projects.

Structure

00-Information

Proposals, prompts, outlines, ... anything relevant to the conception of the project.

01-Data

Data in downloaded formats are "raw" (e.g., .xlsx, .dat, .csv, ...). We import and store data in R formats (e.g., .rds, .rdata) during "processing". Data cleaning and recoding finalize "analytic" datasets. Note: generally, "00-" prefix means don't modify or rewrite the files within.

  • Sub-directories
    • 00-Raw-Data
    • 01-Processed-Data
    • 02-Analytic-Data

02-Scripts

Envisioned as a linear path from raw data management to final figure creation. Playground to catch everything incomplete; data wrangling to transition through data directories; helper functions to hold project specific functions or those oriented to external programs; visualization is obvious; analysis to fit models, calculate stats, general computation/programming. Each has its own typical set of script types.

  • Sub-directories and typical scripts
    • 00-Playground
      • exploratory code dump, in-progress scripts, under construction, placeholder for other scripts
    • 01-Data-Wrangling
      • download_Data_* : scripts to automate the data download from online
      • process_Data_* : scripts to process raw data
      • prep_Files_* : scripts to write files for external program use
      • process_Results_* : scripts to process results from external program analyses
    • 02-Helper-Functions
      • repeated, modular, specific, useful code
      • run_Program_* : scripts to automate external programs
    • 03-Visualization
      • plot_* : pretty self-explanatory, fundamental units to generate_Figure scripts
      • generate_Figure_* : scripts to create high-level figures, plots, images, interactive visualizations
      • generate_Table_* : scripts to create tables
    • 04-Analysis
      • analyze_* : scripts to run analyses within R

03-Output

Store the goodies to show everyone else.

  • Sub-directories
    • 01-Tables
    • 02-Figures
    • 03-Non-Static

04-Report

  • Sub-directories
    • 01-Notebook (detailed reports, write-ups, long-winded, process-oriented)
      • reproducibility_notebook.RMD : quasi-stream-of-thought writing, deeply woven web of scripts and analytical directions
    • 02-Presentation (slide decks)
    • 03-Manuscript (polished for publication)

05-Miscellaneous

Whatever else may need to accompany repo.

Useful Resources

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