python与R是当前数据科学计算的两大支柱，就我个人的使用经验而言，R更直观、简单和上手一些。很多专业的统计分析Python并没有提供R中的对应体，而你想要使用Python做数据分析，这时候就需要使用rpy2包来构建这个桥梁了。
比如我最近遇到一个分析问题，Python无法计算非参数统计检验wilcoxon test的置信区间，如果你仔细查看Python提供的非参数检验，你会发现它使用的是正态逼近，这在样本量大的时候（根据中心极限定理服从正态分布）当然可以使用Python计算，当如果你是小样本，比如大多数生物医学数据处理与分析中普遍样本少的可怜。在Stack overflow上有人讨论过并检查统计检验的p值，结论是算检验，R更靠谱些，优先采用。
言归正传，在银行统计工作室rpy2使用示例一文中对rpy2包各方面的使用都有介绍，加rpy2官方文档基本上可以掌握rpy2的使用，这里我提供这两天实现的一个实例——从python中调用R的wilcox.test函数进行非参数检验，如果大家有这方面需求可以作为一个参考。
代码已经封装为一个函数，略写了一下文档。
# 推荐使用conda管理环境
# conda create --name test python=3.6
# source activate test
# conda install rpy2 # should add conda-forge channel
# reference link: ,
def pyWilcox(x, y=None, alternative='two.sided', mu=0, paired=False, exact=None, correct=True, conf_interval=True, conf_level=0.95):
'''
Run wilcoxon test using wilcox.test in R stats package, default is 'two sided' test.
return p value, statistical value and confidence interval in a dictory.
Arguments:
x
numeric vector of data values. Non-finite (e.g., infinite or missing) values will be omitted.
y
an optional numeric vector of data values: as with x non-finite values will be omitted.
alternative
a character string specifying the alternative hypothesis, must be one of "two.sided" (default), "greater" or "less". You can specify just the initial letter.
mu
a number specifying an optional parameter used to form the null hypothesis. See ‘Details’.
paired
a logical indicating whether you want a paired test.
exact
a logical indicating whether an exact p-value should be computed.
correct
a logical indicating whether to apply continuity correction in the normal approximation for the p-value.
conf_interval
a logical indicating whether a confidence interval should be computed.
conf_level
confidence level of the interval.
Example:
x = [i for i in range(0, 10)]
y = [i for i in range(10, 20)]
# two sample test
pyWilcox(x, y)
# one sample test
pyWilcox(x)
# output:
#
# {'p_value': [1.082508822446903e-05], 'statistic': [0.0], 'conf_interval': [-13.0, -7.0]}
# {'p_value': [0.009151688852650072], 'statistic': [45.0], 'conf_interval': [2.500027475911944, 7.499972524088056]}
Note:
More information please run help('wilcox.test.default') in R console
'''
# 载入r对象
from rpy2 import robjects
# 载入导入包函数
from rpy2.robjects.packages import importr
# 将stats包导入为模块
stats = importr('stats')
# When one wants to create a vector from Python, either the class Vector or the convenience classes IntVector, FloatVector, BoolVector, StrVector can be used.
# 将列表x转换为r可识别数据对象
x = robjects.FloatVector(x)
# 将参数中的.替换为_，解决不兼容问题， 来自rpy2文档函数部分
def iamfeelinglucky(func):
def f(*args, **kwargs):
d = {}
for k, v in kwargs.items():
d[k.replace('_', '.')] = v
return func(**d)
return f
# 矫正参数名
wilcox = iamfeelinglucky(stats.wilcox_test_default)
# None类型似乎没有相应的函数，只能用条件语句进行判断
if y != None:
y = robjects.FloatVector(y)
if exact != None:
pr = wilcox(x = x, y = y, alternative = alternative, mu = mu, paired = paired, exact = exact, correct = correct, conf_int = conf_interval, conf_level = conf_level)
else:
pr = wilcox(x = x, y = y, alternative = alternative, mu = mu, paired = paired, conf_int = conf_interval, conf_level = conf_level)
else:
if exact != None:
pr = wilcox(x = x, alternative = alternative, mu = mu, exact = exact, correct = correct, conf_int = conf_interval, conf_level = conf_level)
else:
pr = wilcox(x = x, alternative = alternative, mu = mu, correct = correct, conf_int = conf_interval, conf_level = conf_level)
print(pr)
res = list(pr)
# 返回结果中需要的值构建字典
res = {"p_value":list(res[2]), "statistic":list(res[0]), "conf_interval":list(res[7])}
return(res)