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Subject: Re: Beginner's choice: R or MatLab ?
Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2009 11:50:46 -0700 (PDT)
From: Matthew Burton-Kelly <matthew.burtonke...@gmail.com>
To: morphmet@morphometrics.org
References: <49d1f872.6090...@morphometrics.org>
Considering I've never used Matlab, I have little to contribute to
that particular question. Using R, however, has highlighted some
particular weaknesses in my understanding of mathematics and
statistics, so I think it has helped me get ahold of theory a little
better because you have to think everything out first.
I like R because it is open-source and because it has a programming-
like interface, but having never taken a modern programming course,
some of the data types completely baffle me, so I end up doing things
the long way round.
Matt
On 31 Mar, 2009, at 6:03 AM, morphmet wrote:
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Subject: RE: Beginner's choice: R or MatLab ?
Date: Mon, 30 Mar 2009 23:10:25 -0700 (PDT)
From: <c...@gli.cas.cz>
To: <morphmet@morphometrics.org>
References: <49d0fdc2.4030...@morphometrics.org>
R!!
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From: morphmet [mailto:morphmet_modera...@morphometrics.org]
Sent: Mon 3/30/2009 7:13 PM
To: morphmet
Subject: Re: Beginner's choice: R or MatLab ?
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Subject: Re: Beginner's choice: R or MatLab ?
Date: Mon, 30 Mar 2009 09:57:12 -0700 (PDT)
From: F. James Rohlf <ro...@life.bio.sunysb.edu>
Reply-To: ro...@life.bio.sunysb.edu
To: Morphmet <morphmet@morphometrics.org>
Personally, I use matlab almost every day to run quick tests of ideas
and check to computations (rather than to create finished programs to
share). Because most everything I do involves matrices I find it very
convenient. R is quite impressive but I prefer matlab. I tried the
free
octave a couple of years ago but it needed much more work. I want to
use
software I can trust so that I know that the bugs will only be my
own. I
don't mind enabling some programmers to make a living wage.
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From: morphmet
To: Morphmet
ReplyTo: Morphmet
Subject: Beginner's choice: R or MatLab ?
Sent: Mar 30, 2009 9:49 AM
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Subject: Beginner's choice: R or MatLab ?
Date: Sat, 28 Mar 2009 08:55:59 -0700 (PDT)
From: Dany Adams <dany.ad...@tufts.edu>
To: <morphmet@morphometrics.org>
I have been chosen to become the morphometrics "expert" in my lab. I
am
already the statistics person (by no means an expert, though). I was
looking into learning R as a way to do both more effectively. It seems
to be the future of statistics, plus I have an expert in my family.
However, the other PI in my lab is interested in having me learn
MatLab,
since [1] we already use it for other things, [2] it is site
licensed at
my University, [3] the company, and therefore technical help, is
nearby,
[4] and he feels it is intuitive in a way that will help me teach
others.
Is there a morphometrics reason to choose one over the other ? I am
assuming that whatever peripherals I will need to buy are the same, so
the question is about quality, ease of use, learning curve, and
anything
else that would be of use to know.
Thank you all very much.
Dany Adams
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Tufts University
Center for Regenerative and Developmental Biology
T (617)627-6204
F (617)627-5305
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