Frequently Asked Questions about S.

• Introduction
• Absolutely Important
  • Subscribing to/unsubscribing from the S-news mailing list.
  • Asking questions of the mailing list.
  • Guidelines for answering questions on the mailing list.
• General Topics
  • What is S? What can S be used for?
  • What is the current S version?
  • What is S-PLUS? What extras does it have?
  • What is the current S-PLUS version?
  • What is old S?
  • How do I get S?
  • Should I get S in source form or binary?
  • How much does S/S-PLUS cost?
  • How do I get S-PLUS?
  • Can I get the source code for S-PLUS?
  • Are there other supported versions of S?
  • What software do I need to go along with S?
  • How does one install S? How long does it take?
  • How much disk space is necessary to install S?
  • How much disk space is necessary to install S-PLUS?
  • What machines does S/S-PLUS run on?
  • Will S/S-PLUS run on machine X running OS Y?
  • What is the best machine for S?
  • What operating system does S need?
  • Can S do statistical computations?
  • How do I work with S? Is it hard to learn?
• Documentation
  • What documentation is available for S, S-PLUS?
    • Primary Books
    • S-PLUS Manuals
    • Online Documentation
    • Other Books
  • What is the statlib server? How can I access it?
  • Are archives of the S-news digests available?
• Input and Output
  • What kinds of data can S read?
  • How do I read data into S/S-PLUS from an ASCII file?
  • How can I write S data to an ASCII file?
  • Can S/S-PLUS objects be transferred from one machine to another?
  • When is dump() and restore()/source() preferable to data.dump()/data.restore()?
  • Why does round() sometimes not print rounded values?
• Functions in S
  • Are there any guidelines to writing functions in S?
  • Where can I get contributed functions?
• Dynamic Loading in S
  • What is dynamic loading? When is it available?
  • What is static loading and how does it differ from dynamic loading?
  • Can I call S/S-PLUS routines from within C?
• Graphics/Fonts
  • What graphics devices does S/S-PLUS support?
  • How do I find what graphics devices my S/S-PLUS supports?
  • Does S/S-PLUS have a menu-based interface?
  • Does S have dynamic graphics? Does S-PLUS?
  • How can I generate figures in S/S-PLUS for inclusion elsewhere?
  • How can I plot complicated text using mixed fonts, etc?
• Memory Management and Looping
  • What can I do when S runs slowly or out of memory while looping?
    • Tutorial Description -- memory problems in S
    • Permutation Distributions
    • Bootstrapping
• Data Manipulation
  • How do I create objects with similar names in a loop?
• Miscellany
  • What causes the message: Looking for..."function", ignored one...?
  • How do I get information on running S within Emacs?
• Concept Index

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