packages.R

# Load R package dependencies --------------------------------------------------

## Load general use packages ----
library(openxlsx)     ## Read and write XLSX files
library(dplyr)        ## Data wrangling and manipulation using tidy approach
library(tidyr)        ## Data wrangling and manipulation using tidy approach
library(ggplot2)      ## Data visualisation using tidy approach
library(rmarkdown)    ## Literate programming and report generation
library(remotes)      ## For installing packages from GitHub
library(here)         ## Utility package for working directory helper
library(plotly)       ## For interactive plots
library(patchwork)    ## for composing plots into a single plot
library(knitr)        ## additional functions for rendering rmarkdown
library(kableExtra)   ## creating nice output tables in rmarkdown 
library(gtsummary)    ## summary tables
library(janitor)
library(pubh)


## Load packages for mapping ----  
library(sf)           ## Main package for mapping


## Load packages for modelling ----
library(lme4)         ## for regression
library(forcats)      ##