[R] R in the NY Times

[Frank E Harrell Jr]

Bill Pikounis wrote:
> Pardon my exuberance, but this is simply awesome. What a treat to find
> on the front web page of the NY Times this morning under Technology. I
> think the article is very well written by the author, and I think it
> captures top highlights of why the software and community are so
> special.
> 
> Continued high gratitude to all of R-core and the R community for its
> unique accomplishments. Every bit of praise is well-earned and
> deserved.
> 
> I have continuously claimed to colleagues (primarily pharma industry)
> for the past 8 years or so that R is the most exciting going on in the
> area of statistics.
> 
> Thanks,
> Bill

Amen to that, and in addition, R is now the top tool for everyday 
analysis, not just a research statistician's tool.

Frank

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> Bill Pikounis
> Statistician
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> 
> On Wed, Jan 7, 2009 at 08:10, Zaslavsky, Alan M.
> <zaslavsk at hcp.med.harvard.edu> wrote:
>> This article is accompanied by nice pictures of Robert and Ross.
>>
>> Data Analysts Captivated by Power of R
>>  http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/07/technology/business-computing/07program.html
>>
>> January 7, 2009
>> Data Analysts Captivated by R's Power
>> By ASHLEE VANCE
>>
> 
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Frank E Harrell Jr   Professor and Chair           School of Medicine
                      Department of Biostatistics   Vanderbilt University