[R] off-topic question: Latex and R in industries

[Patrick Burns]

Thomas Lumley wrote:

> The other real question is "Why?".  I can see the motivation of people 
> who want to use R and need to convince their management that it is 
> safe, but inflicting R on people who haven't heard of it and are 
> perfectly happy that way seems unnecessary.  What would be the benefit? 


Actually, I see it as part of my job to inflict R on people who are 
perfectly
happy to have never heard of it.  Happiness  doesn't equal proficient and
efficient.  In some cases the proficiency of a person serves a greater good
than their momentary happiness.

Patrick Burns

Burns Statistics
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