[R] off topic publication question

[Phineas Campbell]

I had assumed that the use of we in articles was either due to formality,
like the distinction between tu and vous in French.  The English monarch
never refer to themselves in the singular.  Or we as in both the author and
the reader.  However a sample of size 4 of articles to hand suggests that
the use of we for single author papers is not universal.

HTH
Phineas Campbell
http://www.phineas.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/


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[mailto:r-help-bounces at stat.math.ethz.ch]On Behalf Of Erin Hodgess
Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 2004 6:11 PM
To: r-help at stat.math.ethz.ch
Subject: [R] off topic publication question


Dear R People:

Please excuse the off topic question, but I
know that I'll get a good answer here.


If a single author is writing a journal article,
should she use "We performed a test"
or "I performed a test",
please?

I had learned to use "we" without regard to the number
of authors.  Is that true, please?

Thanks for the off topic help.

Sincerely,
Erin Hodgess
Associate Professor
Department of Computer and Mathematical Sciences
University of Houston - Downtown
mailto: hodgess at gator.uhd.edu

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