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| author | melikamp <melikamp@melikamp.net> | 2011-07-13 04:35:02 -0400 |
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| committer | Niels Horn <niels.horn@slackbuilds.org> | 2011-07-14 21:54:06 -0300 |
| commit | 9eb5b6d2f9756ea4654284eabc163ac2ad3bbc6a (patch) | |
| tree | bc1c85c3cf6130d841c15f24365f99052c8f6286 /academic/R/README | |
| parent | 75ea708035442e2c78ac63204ac4729caf82ed58 (diff) | |
| download | slackbuilds-9eb5b6d2f9756ea4654284eabc163ac2ad3bbc6a.tar.gz | |
academic/R: Added (statistical computing language and environment)
Signed-off-by: dsomero <xgizzmo@slackbuilds.org>
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diff --git a/academic/R/README b/academic/R/README new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..6b06e46ebb --- /dev/null +++ b/academic/R/README @@ -0,0 +1,19 @@ +R is an integrated suite of software facilities for data manipulation, +calculation and graphical display. Among other things it has + + * an effective data handling and storage facility, + + * a suite of operators for calculations on arrays, in particular + matrices, + + * a large, coherent, integrated collection of intermediate tools for + data analysis, + + * graphical facilities for data analysis and display either directly + at the computer or on hardcopy, and + + * a well developed, simple and effective programming language (called + `S') which includes conditionals, loops, user defined recursive + functions and input and output facilities. (Indeed most of the + system supplied functions are themselves written in the S + language.) |