

The above will get your basic setup ready but here are some links if you are interested in reading a bit further. asreml (fixed y 1, random NULL, sparse NULL, residual NULL, G.param list (), R.param list (), data sys.parent (), na.action na. This should now proceed just like a regular package installation, though you may need to install additional dependency packages of the package you just installed. One example of this is the ASExtras package, which adds additional functionality to asreml. Install.packages( "path/to/package.zip", repos = NULL) # Windows version install.packages( "path/to/", repos = NULL) # macOS/Linux version

If using Rstudio, you can use the “Install” button in the Packages tab, and change the option in the top box (“Install from:”) to “Package Archive File (.zip. Once you have downloaded the file, you need to select it for installation.In the ASExtras example, the package website has the appropriate links for the files: Download the relevant package file for your Operating System and version of R.One example of this is the ASExtras package, which adds additional functionality to asreml. Some packages are not available on CRAN or GitHub, and must be installed via an alternative method. It compares the fit of the model in asreml.obj and the newly fitted model without the term. A random term is removed from the model fit and a REMLRT is performed using REMLRT.asreml.

The command above will download and install the package directly from GitHub, and may prompt you to update old packages that are already installed. Tests for a single term, using a REML ratio test (REMLRT) for a random term or based on Wald statistics for a fixed term. You can see this on the GitHub page here. It exists in a repository with the owner “biometryhub”. The package in this example is called weathervane. Optionally prints a confirmation message on success.Remotes :: install_github( "biometryhub/weathervane") Silently returns TRUE if asreml installed successfully or already present, FALSE otherwise. If keep_file does not specify an existing, valid path, an error will be shown after package installation. If a valid path is provided in keep_file, the file will be saved to that path, but all directories are assumed to exist and will not be created. The ASReml-R package file is downloaded from a shortlink, and if keep_file is TRUE, the package archive file will be saved in the current directory. Chapter1introduces ASReml and describes the conventions used in this guide. Other arguments passed to install_asreml() A file path can also be provided to save to another directory.

Should the downloaded asreml package file be kept? Default is FALSE. Useful for upgrading if it is already installed. Helper functions for installing or updating the ASReml-R package, intended to reduce the difficulty of finding the correct version for your operating system and R version. Install or Update the ASReml-R package Description
