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Subject: Re: Beginner's choice: R or MatLab ?
Date: Mon, 30 Mar 2009 07:06:10 -0700 (PDT)
From: Dennis E. Slice <dsl...@morphometrics.org>
To: morphmet@morphometrics.org
References: <49d0cdf4.9040...@morphometrics.org>
My preference is for quality, cross-platform, open-source software. R
fills that bill nicely and does everything I need to do that is not
already available in morphometrics software. Also, I use it to check my
own computations. A lot of knowledgeable people like Matlab, too. -dslice
morphmet wrote:
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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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Dennis E. Slice
Associate Professor
Dept. of Scientific Computing
Florida State University
Dirac Science Library
Tallahassee, FL 32306-4120
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Guest Professor
Department of Anthropology
University of Vienna
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