Cameron Laird wrote:
I've seen the infatuation for Excel (and so on) for years, but never found it at all tempting myself. I mostly just ignore the issue--no, actually, I guess I give them Excel, but show at the same time that they really want the alternative views that I also provide.
See http://www.burns-stat.com/pages/Tutor/spreadsheet_addiction.html for a thoughtful essay by a statistician on this affliction. I think that Python would be an excellent addition to his Treatment Centre pharmacopoeia.
Tim C
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