Thank you both for your time and assistance.

On Fri, Aug 17, 2012 at 12:25 PM, Douglas Bates <bates@stat.wisc.edu> wrote:

> ** **
> On Fri, Aug 17, 2012 at 6:46 AM, Travis Perry <travis.perry@furman.edu>
> wrote:
> > Dr. Bates,
> >           Our department is considering replacing existing statistical
> > software packages in our curriculum with R, at my request.  To better
> inform
> > this decision we are interested to know the prevalence of R in the
> published
> > literature and its use across academic and research institutions.  I
> have so
> > far been unable to find satisfactory information on the subject.   Any
> > information you could provide would be much appreciated.
> >
> > Thank you in advance for your time and consideration.
> >
> > best,
> >
> > --
> > Travis Perry
> > Associate Professor of Biology
> > Department of Biology
> > Furman University
> > 3300 Poinsett Highway
> > Greenville, SC 29613
> >
> > Senior Research Associate
> > Rhodes University
> > Grahamstown, South Africa
> > Cell (864)-561-4240
> >
>
> Because R is an Open Source system which is freely distributed and may
> be freely redistributed there is no way of keeping track of the
> downloads and its use in academic and research institutions.
>
> Searching for "R statistics" at a book site such as amazon.com or
> barnesandnoble.com should produce enough hits to convince your
> colleagues of an active development community.
>
> On scholar.google.com the system itself has been cited 3782 times and
> the initial paper on the system by Ihaka and Gentleman has been cited
> over 6000 times.
>
> Others on the R-help list may be able to give more information
> regarding the use of R in the biological sciences.
>
>


-- 
Travis Perry
Associate Professor of Biology
Department of Biology
Furman University
3300 Poinsett Highway
Greenville, SC 29613

Senior Research Associate
Rhodes University
Grahamstown, South Africa
Cell (864)-561-4240

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