The Sweave Homepage

What is Sweave?

Sweave is a tool that allows to embed the R code for complete data analyses in latex documents. The purpose is to create dynamic reports, which can be updated automatically if data or analysis change. Instead of inserting a prefabricated graph or table into the report, the master document contains the R code necessary to obtain it. When run through R, all data analysis output (tables, graphs, etc.) is created on the fly and inserted into a final latex document. The report can be automatically updated if data or analysis change, which allows for truly reproducible research.

Where can I get it?

The Sweave software itself is part of every R installation, see
help("Sweave", package="utils")
to get started. This page features additional material that does not ship with standard R, like papers and additional examples.

How do I cite Sweave?

To cite Sweave please use the paper describing the first version:
  • Friedrich Leisch. Sweave: Dynamic generation of statistical reports using literate data analysis. In Wolfgang Härdle and Bernd Rönz, editors, Compstat 2002 - Proceedings in Computational Statistics, pages 575-580. Physica Verlag, Heidelberg, 2002. ISBN 3-7908-1517-9. [ bib | PDF ]

Manual and FAQ

The Sweave manual and the list of frequently asked questions provide more detailed information:

Publications

  • Friedrich Leisch. Sweave, part I: Mixing R and Latex. R News, 2(3):28-31, December 2002. [ bib | PDF ]
  • Friedrich Leisch. Sweave, part II: Package vignettes. R News, 3(2):21-24, October 2003. [ bib | PDF ]
  • Friedrich Leisch. Sweave and beyond: Computations on text documents. In Kurt Hornik, Friedrich Leisch, and Achim Zeileis, editors, Proceedings of the 3rd International Workshop on Distributed Statistical Computing, Vienna, Austria, 2003. ISSN 1609-395X. [ bib | http ]
  • Friedrich Leisch and Anthony J. Rossini. Reproducible statistical research. Chance, 16(2):46-50, 2003. [ bib ]
  • Anthony J. Rossini and Friedrich Leisch. Literate statistical practice. UW Biostatistics Working Paper Series 194, University of Washington, WA, USA, 2003. [ bib | http ]

Example files