[R-sig-finance] R vs. S-PLUS
My Newletters Etc.
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Tue Nov 30 16:50:11 CET 2004
On Tue, 30 Nov 2004 08:47:12 -0500, David Kane <dave at kanecap.com> wrote:
> Yasser El-Zein writes:
> > I am at a cross-road where I have to make a decision of going with R
> > or S-PLUS. I am mainly interested in S+'s finmetrics library or R's
> > Rmetrics. Can you please help me out by stating, out of experience,
> > the pros and cons of each?
>
> Alas, I have never used finmetrics and have only touched on Rmetrics,
> but I have used R in a production environment in the financial world
> for 3+ years. There is no doubt in my mind that, for serious
> statistical/computational work in finance, R is the best choice.
>
> In terms of specific pros/cons, I would highlight the trajectory of R
> over the last few years compared to the (much lower) trajectory of
> S+. If R improves half as much (relative to S+) in the next 3 years as
> it has over the last 3, the comparison between the two won't even be
> worth discussing.
>
> If you don't go with R now, you will someday.
>
> Just my 2 cents,
>
> David Kane
>
Hi David,
I'm wondering if you might be willing to share some specifics about
your use of R. For example, what types of analysis have you done
with R? Have you used pre-defined "packages" or have you "rolled
your own?" Do you have any pointers about how to most effectively
approach learning R? Hopefully these questions are sufficient
to give you a feel for the direction of my inquiry.
I'd be appreciative of any comments, suggestions, or insights
you are willing to share.
Thanks.
/JF
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