Example of reproducible research workflow

This is a basic example repository using Gnu make for a reproducible research workflow, as described in detail here: tilburgsciencehub.com.

The main aim of this to have a basic structure, which can be easily adjusted to use in an actual project. In this example project, the following is done:

1. Download and prepare data
2. Run some analysis
3. Present results in a final pdf generated using LaTeX

Dependencies

• R
• R packages: install.packages("stargazer")
• Gnu make
• TeX distribution (I use TeX Live 2019)
• For the makefile to work, R, Gnu make and the TeX distribution (specifically pdflatex) need to be made available in the system path
• Detailed installation instructions can be found here: tilburgsciencehub.com

Notes

• make clean removes all unncessary temporary files.
• Tested under Linux Mint (should work in any linux distro, as well as on Windows and Mac)
• IMPORTANT: In makefile, when using \ to split code into multiple lines, no space should follow \. Otherwise Gnu make aborts with error 193.
• Many possible improvements remain. Comments and contributions are welcome!