Dear R-Users, A message to continue the discussions we had in March and June. I have read the documents written since then (http://www.r-project.org/doc/R-FDA.pdf ; http://user2007.org/program/presentations/harrell.pdf ; http://user2007.org/program/presentations/rossini.pdf ; http://user2007.org/program/presentations/soukup.pdf) which are very interesting and useful.
I work in a CRO and we strongly believe that R could be our standard statistical tool for all our analyses. I agree that it is more relevant (and easier) to validate an analysis than the whole software but anyway, if we want to systematically use R, we must convince our top management first and then our clients that R is reliable. Most of them do not know the R environment and it is more that likely that we will be asked for any validation documentation. I am sure that the Core team has thoroughly tested Base R functions and the recommended packages. Is it possible to have access to the scripts or any documents that would attest that R gives reliable/validated results ? All the discussions, documents mentioned above are a big step for the use of R in the pharma/biotech environment but I also think that validation documents or scripts are indispensable to convince our top management, our clients and regulatory bodies. If validation documentation or scripts do not exist or are not available, could anyone tell me in concrete terms which are the minimum requirements to validate R functions or packages ? Thanks ! Delphine Fontaine Delphine Fontaine Statistician Data & Statistics Department - Genexion SA ------------------------------------------------------------ 29, Quai du Mont-Blanc Geneva, CH-1201 Switzerland ------------------------------------------------------------ Office: +41 22 704 32 44 Fax: +41 22 704 32 42 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ______________________________________________ R-help@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.