This week we are learning about Tidyverse. Tidyverse is a collection of powerful R packages that provide functions for cleaning, sorting, manipulating, and visualizing data. Most operations that can be performed using Tidyverse functions can also be performed using functions in base R. Some R users prefer to use the functions provided by Tidyverse, while others prefer to use functions from base R. The following links include some opinions from other R users on theTidyverse vs. base Rdebate:

• What is the tidyverse?
• Transitioning into the tidyverse (part 1)
• A Thousand Gadgets: My Thoughts on the R Tidyverse
• Why I don't use the Tidyverse
• Base R, the Tidyverse, and data.table: a comparison of R dialects to wrangle your data

Discuss your opinions about Tidyverse vs. base R. It may help to focus onand describe some of the basic differences between base R and Tidyverse. Also, feel free to find and reference other opinion pieces on base R vs. Tidyverse!