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R, the Software, Finds Fans in Data Analysts - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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R programming Data Anlysis analysts

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  • While it is difficult to calculate exactly how many people use R, those most familiar with the software estimate that close to 250,000 people work with it regularly.
    • corozo56
      corozo56 on 23 Apr 13
       
      Actualmente el número de usuarios esta creciendo exponencialmente.
  • “R is a real demonstration of the power of collaboration, and I don’t think you could construct something like this any other way,” Mr. Ihaka said. “We could have chosen to be commercial, and we would have sold five copies of the software.”
  • Data Analysts Captivated by R’s Power
    • corozo56
      corozo56 on 23 Apr 13
       
      Este artículo del NYTimes explica el origen y la utilidad del lenguaje de programacion en R.
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    • Sébastien Sanchez
      Sébastien Sanchez on 25 Apr 13
       
      Artículo en NYTimes que habla de la creciente implantación del lenguaje de programación R en el ámbito empresarial. Explica como cada vez más, grandes empresas como Google empiezan a emplear este lenguaje de programación para todo tipo de propósitos (investigación comercial, data mining…).
  • Open-source software is free for anyone to use and modify
  • an improve
  • R is similar to other programming languages
  • R is particularly useful because it contains a number of built-in mechanisms for organizing data, running calculations on the information and creating graphical representations of data sets.
  • For statisticians
  • R is also the name of a popular programming language used by a growing number of data analysts inside corporations and academia
  • statisticians, engineers and scientists can improve the software’s code or write variations for specific tasks
  • software’s
  • Packages written for R add advanced algorithms, colored and textured graphs and mining techniques to dig deeper into databases
  • While it is difficult to calculate exactly how many people use R, those most familiar with the software estimate that close to 250,000 people work with it regularly
  • “R is a real demonstration of the power of collaboration, and I don’t think you could construct something like this any other way,” Mr. Ihaka said. “We could have chosen to be commercial, and we would have sold five copies of the software.”
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