Using LaTeX with Overleaf to write Journal Article
I worked on a monumental paper connecting the social determinants of health to geospatial tools which is described in another video. For typesetting, I decided to better learn a programming language that I came across in my GIS work, which is known as LaTeX. If TeX is the basic typesetting engine, LaTeX is a large set of macros, initially developed by Leslie Lamport in the 1980s and now maintained by an international group of experts. These macros or "add-ins" make life a lot easier for the average user of the system. LaTeX is still under active development, as new capabilities and packages are built on top of the underlying typesetter. I used a typesetting manager known as Overleaf. As a data scientist, it is especially important to be well versed in multiple programs and understand some of nuances of each of the program. I used this not only to design the whole paper, but I also completed complex tasks like creating a table, providing figures, and even creating mathematical formulas-which is probably one of the most complex tasks, when you are using it to describe regression. LaTeX then can be combined with R to generate reports which are much more aesthetically appealing than what is generated from normal word processing documents. I have generated a link where you can observe the workflow and view a journal article in preparation form. Update: I wanted to make a note that throughout the writing process of this paper, if you followed this, the form that is present today is different than the one from the recording making the ever-changing nature of this interface especially important to capture effectively. Below is the special link: https://www.overleaf.com/read/cwnyfsszsrgd
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