--- Lorenzo Isella <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > (4)finally, a list of the advantages for using R > over commercial > statistical packages. The money-saving in itself is > not a reason good > enough and some people are scared by the lack of > professional support, > though this mailing list is simply wonderful. > Given that I can do as much if not more with R (in most cases) than with commercial software, as an independent consultant, 'cost' is a very significant factor.
A very major advantage of R is the money-saving. Have a look at http://www.spss.com/stores/1/Software_Full_Version_C2.cfm and convince me that cost ( for an independent contractor) is not a good reason. ______________________________________________ R-help@stat.math.ethz.ch 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.