--- title: "SensoryDataSets: A Collection of Sensory Evaluation and Consumer Science Datasets" output: rmarkdown::html_vignette vignette: > %\VignetteIndexEntry{SensoryDataSets: A Collection of Sensory Evaluation and Consumer Science Datasets} %\VignetteEngine{knitr::rmarkdown} %\VignetteEncoding{UTF-8} --- ```{r, include = FALSE} knitr::opts_chunk$set( collapse = TRUE, comment = "#>" ) ``` ```{r setup} library(SensoryDataSets) library(ggplot2) library(dplyr) ``` # Introduction The `SensoryDataSets` package offers a rich and diverse collection of datasets focused on **sensory evaluation, consumer research, and related statistical applications**. It includes comprehensive data on topics such as **hedonic and liking scores, sensory profiles, descriptive evaluations, physicochemical measurements, and wine quality and bitterness assessments**. The package contains a wide variety of data types, including consumer testing data, descriptive sensory analysis panels, physicochemical measurements of products, and preference and acceptability studies. These datasets encompass **products such as bread, olive oil, orange juice, grape blends, wine, cocktails, chocolate, perfume, and smoothies**, covering applications that range from hedonic evaluation and quantitative descriptive analysis to wine quality studies, bitterness perception, and physicochemical characterization of consumer products. `SensoryDataSets` is intended for **teaching, exploratory data analysis, statistical modeling, multivariate analysis, consumer studies, and methodological research** in sensory and consumer science. The original data sources and applicable licensing terms are documented in the `LICENSES_DETAILS.md` file. ## All datasets within SensoryDataSets ```{r SensoryDataSets-datasets,echo = TRUE,message = FALSE,warning = FALSE,results = 'markup'} view_datasets_SensoryDataSets() ``` ## Data Visualization with SensorDataSets ### Wine Quality ```{r fig.width=7, fig.height=5} library(ggplot2) ggplot(winequality_df, aes(x = factor(quality), y = alcohol)) + geom_boxplot(fill = "#722F37", alpha = 0.7, outlier.color = "#722F37") + labs( title = "Alcohol Content by Wine Quality Score", x = "Quality Score", y = "Alcohol (%)" ) + theme_minimal() ``` # Conclusion The `SensoryDataSets` package brings together a diverse and well-documented collection of datasets spanning sensory evaluation, consumer research, and product quality assessment. By covering a wide range of products—from bread and wine to chocolate and perfume—it provides researchers, educators, and students with ready-to-use data for exploring hedonic responses, descriptive sensory profiles, and physicochemical characteristics. Whether used for teaching statistical and multivariate methods or for methodological research in sensory and consumer science, `SensoryDataSets` aims to lower the barrier to reproducible, hands-on learning and analysis in this field.