[R-sig-teaching] introducing R

[Eric Lamb]

I also have recieved a fair amount of pushback from collegues who would 
prefer their favorite program to be taught to graduate students.

When it comes to presuading people to embrace R I have found that a 
discussion of the benefits of open source software is very effective. My 
institution trains a large number of graduate students from developing 
countries who will likely have limited access to research funds when 
they return. Pointing out the benefits of training on an open access 
platform to the future research careers of these students has gotten 
many onside. The same arguement applies to students who will be working 
for small companies that cannot afford/justify a SAS license.

Cheers, Eric

-- 
Eric Lamb
Assistant Professor, Plant Ecology and Biostatistics
Dept. of Plant Sciences, University of Saskatchewan
http://homepage.usask.ca/egl388/index.html

4D68 Agriculture Building
306-966-1799
eric.lamb at usask.ca