Statistics question: is it possible to test sets of cumulative data for significant differences in rate? [more inside]
posted by rollick on Nov 4, 2009 - 8 answers

BookSuggestionFilter: I need to learn about R (and statistical modeling) in a hurry. [more inside]
posted by kenliu on Oct 22, 2009 - 5 answers

How do I graph these data using R's plot() and barplot() commands? [more inside]
posted by bengarland on Apr 9, 2009 - 6 answers

Are There Good Blogs About The Statistical Programming Language, R? [more inside]
posted by chrisalbon on Mar 14, 2009 - 11 answers

How to import a SAS dataset into R (with, unfortunately, one extra degree of difficulty...)? [more inside]
posted by docgonzo on Jan 23, 2009 - 5 answers

Do lisp and dialects make sense for general purpose scientific computing? [more inside]
posted by ghost of a past number on Oct 25, 2008 - 18 answers

Best ways to visually explore a large survey data set? [more inside]
posted by proj on May 7, 2008 - 9 answers

Stumped with RPy, need help badly! [more inside]
posted by Blazecock Pileon on Feb 25, 2008 - 4 answers

I am looking for great books / guides for learning applied statistics and R (at the same time). Any hivemind suggestions? [more inside]
posted by chrisalbon on Feb 12, 2008 - 13 answers

What is this logical/matrix/algorithm symbol? [more inside]
posted by i love cheese on Nov 2, 2007 - 12 answers

What are the optimal output settings when generating images for use in PowerPoint? [more inside]
posted by grouse on Oct 15, 2007 - 8 answers

Statistics. Generalized Linear Models; What's being done in this R script I've been handed down, with the variable weights? [more inside]
posted by Jimbob on Mar 15, 2007 - 3 answers

Why does Microsoft Word (OS X v.11) hate PDFs? Or: Please help me make this stats assignment just a little less frustrating. [more inside]
posted by docgonzo on Feb 23, 2007 - 16 answers

SPSS is fine but produces offensively ugly figures. R has nice, clean output but is otherwise inscrutable. Statistica is, alas, Windows-only. Mathematica isn't really it, either. What statistics package should I use for OS X? [more inside]
posted by docgonzo on Mar 17, 2006 - 21 answers