Re: [R] Statistical computing

2003-03-31 Thread Spencer Graves
What did you use for subsetting? Spencer Graves [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 3/31/03 10:21:20 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I must admit that I am always eager to debunk the myth that SAS is (so much) better than the S language for data management, because

Re: [R] Statistical computing

2003-03-31 Thread Prof. Brian Ripley
On Mon, 31 Mar 2003 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > In a message dated 3/31/03 10:21:20 AM Eastern Standard Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > > I must admit that I am always eager to debunk the myth that SAS is (so much) > > better than the S language for data management, because to me the myth >

RE: [R] Statistical computing... Perl, Python, Octave, GAP

2003-03-31 Thread Chunlou Yung
My two cents on Perl and Python (and stuff) :) Perl was designed to be "easy" to use but not necessarily the easiest thing to learn (it's not hard to get started, nonetheless; just perhaps a bit hard to master), while Python was designed to be "obvious" to learn and write and read. Perl to scr

Re: [R] Statistical computing

2003-03-31 Thread TyagiAnupam
In a message dated 3/31/03 10:21:20 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > I must admit that I am always eager to debunk the myth that SAS is (so much) > better than the S language for data management, because to me the myth > mostly points out that many statisticians have never us

Re: [R] Statistical computing

2003-03-31 Thread Douglas Bates
"Bashir Saghir (Aztek Global)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > >Saghir, why do you prefer Python? > > > I was thinking about learning Perl many years ago and I asked my system > admin for advice. His enthusiasm for Python steered me away from Perl and > I've been hooked since. Basically it is e

Re: [R] Statistical computing

2003-03-31 Thread Stephen C. Upton
Rahway, New Jersey 07065-0900 > USA > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Phone: 732 594 3913 > Fax: 732 594 1565 > > > -Original Message- > > From: Tanya Murphy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Monday, March 31, 2003 9:04 AM > > To: Bashir Saghir (Aztek

Re: [R] Statistical computing

2003-03-31 Thread Frank E Harrell Jr
On Mon, 31 Mar 2003 09:04:25 -0500 Tanya Murphy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thanks to all who have replied to this. I find the advice very encouraging. > I've been reading the recommended links on Sweave and I think it will answer a > major part of my goals. > > As for Perl vs. Python, I don't

RE: [R] Statistical computing

2003-03-31 Thread Liaw, Andy
--Original Message- > From: Bashir Saghir (Aztek Global) > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, March 31, 2003 9:24 AM > To: 'Tanya Murphy'; Bashir Saghir (Aztek Global); > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [R] Statistical computing > > > > >S

RE: [R] Statistical computing

2003-03-31 Thread Pikounis, Bill
t; -Original Message- > From: Tanya Murphy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, March 31, 2003 9:04 AM > To: Bashir Saghir (Aztek Global); [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [R] Statistical computing > > > Thanks to all who have replied to this. I find the advice

RE: [R] Statistical computing

2003-03-31 Thread Bashir Saghir (Aztek Global)
eport with new data - just the database. > > > >I don't know of any references for this bnut if you get any to your > original > >query I would be interested. > > > >Best regards, > >Saghir > > > >> -Original Message- > >> Fr

RE: [R] Statistical computing

2003-03-31 Thread Tanya Murphy
ces for this bnut if you get any to your original >query I would be interested. > >Best regards, >Saghir > >> -Original Message- >> From: Tanya Murphy [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Sent:Friday, 28 March, 2003 5:42 PM >> To: r-help >> Subject: [R]

Re: [R] Statistical computing

2003-03-31 Thread david . whiting
On Sat, Mar 29, 2003 at 07:44:47AM -0500, Frank E Harrell Jr wrote: > David - I am a big fan of Sweave also. There is some writeup about it > in one of the documents I referenced. Next I need to get into MySQL. > If you stumble across any tutorials for that that are not on > r-project.org please

Re: [R] Statistical computing

2003-03-29 Thread david . whiting
On Fri, Mar 28, 2003 at 12:43:25PM -0500, Frank E Harrell Jr wrote: > On Fri, 28 Mar 2003 11:42:18 -0500 > Tanya Murphy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hello, > > > > I've been trying to familiarize myself with the computing tools of the trade > > (e.g. SAS, R, Perl, LaTex) and I've been gettin

Re: [R] Statistical computing

2003-03-28 Thread Frank E Harrell Jr
On Fri, 28 Mar 2003 11:42:18 -0500 Tanya Murphy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello, > > I've been trying to familiarize myself with the computing tools of the trade > (e.g. SAS, R, Perl, LaTex) and I've been getting somewhere with the individual > programs, but I'm trying to get a better sense

[R] Statistical computing

2003-03-28 Thread Tanya Murphy
Hello, I've been trying to familiarize myself with the computing tools of the trade (e.g. SAS, R, Perl, LaTex) and I've been getting somewhere with the individual programs, but I'm trying to get a better sense of how to integrate these tools. I'd like to use scripts and create reports in a more