[R] Query regarding Windows based statistical software development using R as programming language

[Greg Snow]

I am not sure how best to answer your question since the phrases "user-friendly" and "like SPSS" do not belong in the same sentence in my mind (unless separated by a word along the lines of "unlike").  And "Windows Based Programming Language" feels a bit like an oxymoron.

But since the R Commander package exists (there are other tools as well, JGR, R-PLUS, others) and provides a menu/dialog interface to R, and since the Rexcel project integrates this into MS Excel so that the user can use the power of R without ever leaving Excel and realizing that they are using a superior tool, I expect the answer is "Yes".

-- 
Gregory (Greg) L. Snow Ph.D.
Statistical Data Center
Intermountain Healthcare
greg.snow at imail.org
801.408.8111


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> project.org] On Behalf Of Soumen Pal
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> Subject: [R] Query regarding Windows based statistical software
> development using R as programming language
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I am a beginner in R. I have a query as below:
> 
> Is it possible to develop a Windows based statistical software
> (user-friendly) like SPSS using R as a programming language?
> 
> Otherwise, is it possible to use R code directly (no command-line
> execution) in Windows based programming language such as Visual Basic?
> Please help me, if possible, with some link to study materials related
> to
> such topic.
> 
> --
> Thanks & Regards,
> 
> Soumen Pal
> 
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