[R] Can't there be a cd command?

Peter Ehlers ehlers at math.ucalgary.ca
Tue May 16 23:33:05 CEST 2006


Rolf Turner wrote:

> Duncan Murdoch wrote (amongst other things):
> 
> 
>>Statistical computing is not easy, so how could R be?  Who has ever 
>>claimed it is?  Any package that makes statistical computing appear to 
>>be easy is probably giving you wrong answers half the time, or is 
>>extremely limited in scope.
> 
> 
> 	Well expressed, Duncan!  (A slam Dunc, one might say. :-) )
> 
> 			cheers,
> 
> 				Rolf
> 

I agree - well said! The only thing Duncan missed is that the volume
is high partly because there are quite a few people who want to use R
without reading any documentation. But is it just my imagination or
is that type of post on the decrease?

Peter Ehlers




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