Re: [R] Question about R software and output

2023-10-03 Thread Richard O'Keefe
R is open source software, available from CRAN servers, but also packaged for various Linux distributions. On this machine, running Ubuntu, R was installed using the 'apt' package manager. R is a complete programming language with built-in support for reading and writing over the network. Packag

Re: [R] Question about R software and output

2023-10-03 Thread CALUM POLWART
Charity There is OFTEN confusion what we mean when we say "R". R is effectively a single bit of software with a ton of other bits of software as optional extras. You might think of some of those optional extras like apps on a phone. You'd say you have a phone when you can open the box and power

Re: [R] Question about R software and output

2023-10-03 Thread Michael Dewey
Dear Charity Since your organisation is a member of King's Health Partners you might like to ask colleagues in KCL for local support. Michael On 02/10/2023 08:48, Ferguson Charity (CEMINFERGUSON) wrote: To whom it may concern, My understanding is that the R software is downloaded from a C

Re: [R] Question about R software and output

2023-10-03 Thread avi.e.gross
languages and many others might share the same issues that concern you. Avi -Original Message- From: R-help On Behalf Of Ferguson Charity (CEMINFERGUSON) Sent: Monday, October 2, 2023 3:49 AM To: r-help@r-project.org Subject: [R] Question about R software and output To whom it may

Re: [R] Question about R software and output

2023-10-03 Thread Ebert,Timothy Aaron
October 2, 2023 3:49 AM To: r-help@r-project.org Subject: [R] Question about R software and output [External Email] To whom it may concern, My understanding is that the R software is downloaded from a CRAN network and data is imported into it using Microsoft Excel for example. Could I please ju

Re: [R] Question about R software and output

2023-10-03 Thread Bert Gunter
I am pretty sure you'll get more replies than mine, so just consider this as part of the story. Your understanding is confused/flawed. 1. R can be downloaded from hundreds/thousands of software repositories, not just CRAN. 2. R can read/upload data in hundreds of different formats, not just Exce

Re: [R] Question about R software and output

2023-10-03 Thread Ivan Krylov
В Mon, 2 Oct 2023 07:48:36 + "Ferguson Charity (CEMINFERGUSON)" пишет: > My understanding is that the R software is downloaded from a CRAN > network This is mostly true. (There are other ways of installing R, but it is most frequently downloaded from a CRAN mirror.) > and data is imported i

Re: [R] Question about R software and output

2023-10-03 Thread Ben Bolker
It's conceivable that functions in a contributed package would communicate/transmit or receive data from a remote server, but base R does nothing like that (unless you explicitly ask it to). cheers Ben Bolker On 2023-10-02 3:48 a.m., Ferguson Charity (CEMINFERGUSON) wrote: To whom it

[R] Question about R software and output

2023-10-03 Thread Ferguson Charity (CEMINFERGUSON)
To whom it may concern, My understanding is that the R software is downloaded from a CRAN network and data is imported into it using Microsoft Excel for example. Could I please just double check whether any data or results from the output is held on external servers or is it just held on loca