Elosua Oliden Paula
Facultad de Psicología, Universidad del País Vasco, San Sebastián, Spain.
Psicothema. 2009 Nov;21(4):652-5.
R is a GNU statistical and programming environment with very high graphical capabilities. It is very powerful for research purposes, but it is also an exceptional tool for teaching. R is composed of more than 1400 packages that allow using it for simple statistics and applying the most complex and most recent formal models. Using graphical interfaces like the Rcommander package, permits working in user-friendly environments which are similar to the graphical environment used by SPSS. This last characteristic allows non-statisticians to overcome the obstacle of accessibility, and it makes R the best tool for teaching. Is there anything better? Open, free, affordable, accessible and always on the cutting edge.
R是一个具有非常高图形功能的GNU统计和编程环境。它对于研究目的非常强大，但也是教学的一个出色工具。R由1400多个包组成，这些包允许将其用于简单统计以及应用最复杂和最新的形式模型。使用诸如Rcommander包之类的图形界面，可以在类似于SPSS使用的图形环境的用户友好环境中工作。这最后一个特性使非统计学家能够克服可访问性障碍，并且使R成为教学的最佳工具。还有比这更好的吗？开放、免费、价格合理、易于使用且始终处于前沿。
