[R] Size of R user base

[Mihai Nica]

Well, it's a matter of taste. However, both the topic and the target group
would be totally different. Hopefully :-).

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Duncan Murdoch" <dmurdoch at pair.com>
To: "Mihai Nica" <m_nica at hotmail.com>
Cc: <r-help at stat.math.ethz.ch>
Sent: Tuesday, April 20, 2004 10:06 AM
Subject: Re: [R] Size of R user base


> On Tue, 20 Apr 2004 08:37:44 -0500, "Mihai Nica" <m_nica at hotmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> >Why not ask those downloading rw1091 to complete (at their choice) a
small
> >survey (including questions such as 'will it be used by a group or an
> >individual'). It would provide some data that could lead to an estimate
as
> >good as anything else.
>
> Yes, that sounds like a good idea.  That's more or less how People
> Magazine's 1998 survey to find the Most Beautiful People in the World
> was designed.  You might recall that "Hank, the ugly drunken dwarf"
> was the winner.
>
> Duncan Murdoch
>