On 9/25/07, Eleni Rapsomaniki <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dear R users, > > I have started work in a Statistics government department and I am trying to > convince my bosses to install R on our computers (I can't do proper stats in > Excel!!). They asked me to prove that this is a widely used software (and not > just another free-source, bug infected toy I found on the web!) by suggesting > other big organisations that use it. Are you aware of any reputable places > (academic or not) that use R? (e.g. maybe you work for them) > > I would be really grateful for any advice on this. Also suggestions on > arguments > I could use to persuade them that R is so much better than Excel would be very > much appreciated. > > Many Thanks > Eleni Rapsomaniki >
The statistics section of the Swedish Institute for Infectious Disease Control, where I work, use R about 70% of the time. The MEB (medical epidemiology and biostatistics) department at Karolinska Institutet, the nordic countries premiere medical university, are also heavy R-users. Best, Gustaf -- Gustaf Rydevik, M.Sci. tel: +46(0)703 051 451 address:Essingetorget 40,112 66 Stockholm, SE skype:gustaf_rydevik ______________________________________________ R-help@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.
