How To Install r-cran-psy on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-psy on Ubuntu 18.04. r-cran-psy is GNU R procedures for psychometrics

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-psy on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is r-cran-psy

r-cran-psy is:

This package includes several procedures used in psychometrics and scaling, including:

  • Cohen’s Kappa and weighted Kappa (two-rater agreement tests)
  • Cronbach’s Alpha (an item-reliability test)
  • Focused Principal Components Analysis
  • Intraclass correlation coefficients
  • Light’s Kappa (an N-rater agreement test)
  • Screeplots and graphical representations of principal components

There are three methods to install r-cran-psy on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install r-cran-psy Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install r-cran-psy using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install r-cran-psy

Install r-cran-psy Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install r-cran-psy using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install r-cran-psy

Install r-cran-psy Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install r-cran-psy using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install r-cran-psy

How To Uninstall r-cran-psy on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the r-cran-psy package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove r-cran-psy

Uninstall r-cran-psy And Its Dependencies

To uninstall r-cran-psy and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove r-cran-psy

Remove r-cran-psy Configurations and Data

To remove r-cran-psy configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge r-cran-psy

Remove r-cran-psy configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove r-cran-psy configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge r-cran-psy

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install r-cran-psy package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.