Have you checked out the Zelig package for Windows? It simplifies using R for those who are less than enthusiastic about the using a command line environment. It is a framework for using the underlying R packages already existing. The manual has a nice appendix on getting up to speed in R. Check it out at http://gking.harvard.edu/zelig/ or download from CRAN. [[alternative HTML version deleted]]
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