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...valid the results are for sparse matrixes, and if the validity is indeed compromised (as I suspect it might be), I wasn't able to find an out-of-the-box alternative function to use. A search in google gave me a link to this article: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6V8V-45F5P9B-5&_user=1535420&_rdoc=1&_fmt=&_orig=search&_sort=d&_docanchor=&view=c&_searchStrId=1096547725&_rerunOrigin=google&_acct=C000053610&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=1535420&md5=604554a739739d90ae72b3a60ce81a00 named "Comparing marg...

I am trying to get a measure of how R compares in usage as a statistical platform compared to other software. I would guess it is the most widely used among statisticians at least by virtue of it being open source. But is there any study to which I can refer? By asking this list I am not exactly adopting a rigorous approach! Best wishes John John Logsdon

I need arguments pro-S-PLUS and against SAS for a meeting I will have next week. S-Plus is (90 - 99)% compatible with R, so using S-Plus will make things much easier for everyone. But I can't use this argument. What other arguments could I use? Alberto Monteiro