jdkent/lmm repository overview

⁠Longitudinal Multilevel Models

This repository contains some SAS->R code translations from Dr. Lesa Hoffman's PSQF7375⁠ course.

⁠How to run this code

⁠prerequisites

1. install docker

   • for mac⁠
   • for windows⁠
   • for linux (find your distro)⁠

2. make account on dockerhub⁠

3. install git

   • git for windows⁠
   • most mac and linux machines should come with git installed, otherwise use the link above.

Docker is a helpful solution for the "works on my machine⁠" dilemma and dependency hell⁠.

dockerhub is a good solution for storing the docker images. Making an account may be necessary to download other people's docker images

Finally, git/github is the place where we can safely version control all of our files.

⁠Steps

1. Clone/Download the repository⁠

   • git clone https://github.com/jdkent/longitudinalMultilevelModels.git

2. Open your terminal (or powershell) and navigate to the directory longitudinalMultilevelModels.

3. Once inside the directory, either build or pull the docker container.

   • build: docker build -t lmm .
   • pull: docker pull jdkent/lmm

4. Start the docker container:

   • docker run --rm -p 127.0.0.1:8787:8787 -e DISABLE_AUTH=true -v ${PWD}:/home/rstudio/kitematic jdkent/lmm
     • jdkent/lmm may be lmm if you built the image locally.

5. Open your favorite browser and place 127.0.0.1:8787 in the address bar.

6. Enjoy RStudio!