I was getting an error and was unable to find the cause. There error when trying to render the qmd was:
compilation failed- missing packages (automatic installed disabled)
Missing endcsname inserted.
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l.339 ... data more cont\textquotesingle{}d-1.pdf}
Cause:
Some of the chunks had apostrophes like this:
#| label: comparisons with count data cont'd
Solution: Remove all apostrophes (of course aka single quotes).