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1 point by barcel 3778 days ago | link | parent

When do you use R vs Python? Or does it just depend on the specific problem?


2 points by NickC 3777 days ago | link

R for plotting (ggplot2 > matplotlib) and specialized analyses not readily available in Python (e.g., ANOVAs, GLMs, etc). Python for data cleanup and preliminary analysis.

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2 points by Tomrod 3775 days ago | link

Have you used Rpy?

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1 point by zmjones 3777 days ago | link

depends on the problem, but mostly R. I am a social scientist and most of the data I work with is not that big. I can be really productive in R.

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1 point by ultimatehurl 3777 days ago | link

I'm really interested in taking first steps in R, people I've talked to have had an 'R to explore, Python for production' mentality, I've mostly used Python. Do you have any recommendations as to where to start?

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