\documentclass[letterpaper,11pt]{article} %\VignetteIndexEntry{Introduction to PBSadmb} %\VignettePackage{PBSadmb} \usepackage{Sweave} % Keep on one page \usepackage[letterpaper, top=1in, bottom=1in, left=1in, right=1in, footskip=0in, headheight=0.5in]{geometry} %\textheight 9.5in \topmargin -1.0in %\usepackage[top=1in, bottom=1in, left=1in, right=1in]{geometry} % pbs \usepackage[scaled=1.1]{inconsolata} %% trial and error \renewcommand{\rmdefault}{phv}% Helvetica \renewcommand{\sfdefault}{phv}% Helvetica \renewcommand{\ttdefault}{zi4}% Inconsolata % For colors \usepackage{color} \definecolor{red}{rgb}{0.8039216,0.2156863,0} \definecolor{green}{rgb}{0, 1, 0} \definecolor{blue}{rgb}{0, 0, 1} %\definecolor{blue}{RGB}{0, 0, 128} % Definitions \newcommand{\pkg}[1]{{\textbf{#1}}} \newcommand{\tcl}{{\texttt{Tcl/Tk}}} \newcommand{\code}[1]{{\texttt{#1}}} \newcommand{\bold}[1]{{\textbf{#1}}} \newcommand{\red}[1]{{\textcolor{red} {#1}}} \newcommand{\pbsa}{{\textbf{PBSadmb}}} \newcommand{\pbsm}{{\textbf{PBSmodelling}}} \usepackage{verbatim} \usepackage{hyperref} % from Sweave.Rnw in C:\Apps\R\R300\library\utils\doc \hypersetup{% colorlinks=true,% plainpages=true,% linkcolor=black,% citecolor=black,% urlcolor=blue,% pdfstartview=Fit, %{XYZ null null 1},% pdfview={XYZ null null null},% pdfpagemode=UseOutlines,% for bookmarks pdfauthor={Schnute et al.},% pdftitle={Introduction to PBSadmb},% pdfsubject={PBS R package for ADMB}% } \renewcommand\UrlFont{\rmfamily\small} \setlength\parindent{0.5in} % sets indent to zero \begin{document} \title{Introduction to PBSadmb} \author{Jon T. Schnute, Rowan Haigh, and Alex Couture-Beil} \maketitle \setlength{\parskip}{10pt} % changes vertical space between paragraphs \section*{What is \pkg{PBSadmb}?} The R package \pbsa{} gives complete R support to the external program AD Model Builder (\href{http://admb-project.org/}{ADMB}) released into the public domain in 2009. ADMB offers users a remarkably efficient tool for estimating parameters and their uncertainty, based on complex nonlinear statistical models. Installation instructions for ADMB can be found at: \\ Windows -- \url{http://www.admb-project.org/downloads/admb-12.0/QuickStartWindows.html}\\ MacOS -- \url{http://www.admb-project.org/downloads/admb-12.0/QuickStartMacOS.html}\\ Linux -- \url{http://www.admb-project.org/downloads/admb-12.0/QuickStartUnix.html} Detailed guidance on building ADMB from source in Windows is supplied in the \pbsa{} package: `{\code{./library/PBSadmb/doc/ADMB-IG.pdf}'. In a standard ADMB installation, users would interact with the program via a DOS command shell (in Windows) or a bash shell (in Linux or MacOS X). The package \pbsa{} makes it possible to interact entirely from an R console, as a common interface for all operating systems. A single R script can encapsulate commands to ADMB, as well as all analyses that follow. The package includes protocols for writing code to make the integration between R and ADMB almost seamless. \pbsa{} also provides a Graphical User Interface (GUI) that facilitates the steps required for a complete ADMB analysis. Both new and experienced users can use the GUI for tutorial and educational purposes. You can obtain \pbsa{} from the Comprehensive R Archive Network (\href{http://cran.r-project.org/}{CRAN}). Always use the current version of \pbsa{} with the most recent version of \pbsm{}, another package available from CRAN. The \href{https://github.com/pbs-software/pbs-admb}{GitHub} web site features the most recent revisions to \pbsa{}, including tagged versions of the package. %, and the latest source code and binary package for Windows can found at \href{https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B2Bkic2Qu5LGOGx1WkRySVYxNFU&usp=drive_web}{\bold{PBS Software Repository}}, hosted by Google Drive. These may be slightly more recent than those available on CRAN. \pbsa{} represents just one of a series of R packages developed at the Pacific Biological Station (PBS). For futher information about the series, see \href{https://github.com/pbs-software}{PBS Software} on GitHub. \section*{What is PBS?} The initials \bold{PBS} refer to the \href{http://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/science/facilities-installations/index-eng.html#pbs}{Pacific Biological Station}, a major fisheries laboratory operated by by Fisheries and Oceans Canada on the Pacific coast in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada. \section*{Where is the User's Guide?} The R directory `\code{./library/PBSadmb/doc}' includes a complete User's Guide \code{PBSadmb-UG.pdf}. To use this package effectively, please consult the Guide. Note: once \pkg{PBSadmb} has been loaded, you can access the UG from the R console using a \pkg{PBSmodelling} function: \code{openUG("PBSadmb")}. \section*{Reference} \noindent Fournier, D.A., Skaug, H.J., Ancheta, J., Ianelli, J., Magnusson, A., Maunder, M.N., Nielsen, A., and Sibert, J. (2012). AD Model Builder: using automatic differentiation for statistical inference of highly parameterized complex nonlinear models. \emph{Optim. Methods Softw.} \bold{27}:233-249. \noindent Schnute, J.T., Couture-Beil, A., Haigh, R., and Kronlund, A.R. (2013) PBSmodelling 2.65: user's guide revised from \emph{Canadian Technical Report of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences} \bold{2674}: viii + 194 p. Last updated Mar 28, 2013. \end{document}