TreeSearch
is an R package that allows parsimony search on morphological datasets.
To use TreeSearch
you will first need to install R. RStudio (overview) is a popular front-end that makes several of R’s features easier to use.
The TreeSearch
package can be installed as any other package. To get the latest stable version from CRAN, type
into the R (or RStudio) command line.
To get the latest development version from GitHub, type
You’ll probably need to install Rtools before installing from the GitHub source code, which may be complicated.
Once installed, load the inapplicable package into R using
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