This repository contains both an RMD and a Latex template for formatting a writing project required for completion of a Masters of Science in Statistics at Montana State University. Files include:
- abstract.tex - Your abstract.
- WPROJ.sty - Style file contains packages, formatting, new commands, and your cover sheet information (your name, your advisor's name, your title, date of completion, and name of current writing project coordinator). Add any other needed packages or new commands to this file.
- coversheet.tex - Creates cover sheet for writing project document. You will not need to edit this file.
- main_LATEX.tex - Latex file to combine individual sections to create your document. Compile this file to produce a pdf of your entire document. Names of sections should match names of .tex files in "body" folder
- main_RMD.tex - RMD file that contains the ability to combine individual latex sections or write code / text directly in RMD. Compile this file to produce a pdf of your entire document. When using latex sections, names of sections should match names of .tex files in "body" folder
- references.bib - BibTeX file of your references.
- body folder - .tex files of each section
- figures folder - all figures included in your document
Create a GitHub repository for your writing project and share this with your Advisor. You will need to install Git on your computer, and create a GitHub account. Though I recommend learning to use Git via the command line, Sourcetree or GitHub Desktop are tools that facilitate communication between Git and GitHub.
- How to set up Git on your computer
- General GitHub documentation
- Udacity's Version Control with Git free online course
I recommend using Zotero to manage your references. Zotero allows you to create a group, which means you can share your references with your Advisor and Committee. Zotero has an addin for Chrome and other web browsers to scrape any citation information from a website, and you can export all of your references from Zotero into a BibTex file.