Reasons to learn the R Programming Language
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[2012-05-12 03:15:37] bowiemott - Check CRAN for some ...
Check CRAN for some solid packages that allow one to work with relational databases(e.g. MySQL,Postgres, SQLite) from within R. You can also use the sqldf package that allows one to use SQL to query R data frames. Connections to Excel exist as do conversion tools from SAS and SPSS. R is by no means a "closed shop". I use it every day. Its not perfect (no language is) but its a great framework for data analysis and visualization (check out ggplot and lattice).
[2012-04-01 06:09:40] fizban64 - Good Stuff, I'm ...Good Stuff, I'm going to start today ! Thanks for the video
[2012-03-21 03:43:54] Ronisyahrony4 - silahkan beri ...silahkan beri komentar anda"by ronisyahrony"
[2012-03-14 22:10:45] BruellwuerfelTV - Daumen hoch, wenn ...Daumen hoch, wenn ihr VWLer von der Uni Mannheim seid :D
[2012-03-08 10:46:31] MattProgramming - Please check out my ...Please check out my channel, just started making programming tutorial video. Cheers
[2012-02-03 17:33:05] TheGrayIntellectual - As a wee beginner ...As a wee beginner in R, I am just now coming to the realization that if I want to work with large data sets (according to my friends in IT) I will need to learn some relational database management. Oh my goodness. Mild panic has begun. Please suggest a baby/dummie's book that would be a good start for me to read.
[2012-02-03 16:42:57] TheGrayIntellectual - Thankyou.Thankyou.
[2012-02-03 01:59:16] canufi - by RAM do you mean ...by RAM do you mean memory? databases use a combination of memory and hard drive. it should not be of any concern to you if your database is in the memory in the hard drive, that should be a detail only that concerns the person writing the database software. You should only be concerned about getting data and using that data for your needs, you shouldn't worry about whether it is on your hard disk or in your memory. A good place to start is DbDebunk.com
[2012-02-02 22:49:38] TheGrayIntellectual - Perhaps you are ...Perhaps you are alluding to the problem (the price you pay for the power of R) of R storing everything as objects, thereby working with large databases require you to seek further RAM. I can't make a decent comparison of R with "other languages" because it is my first object oriented language. I've only used GUIs in the past. You can read "Importing Data" section in Kabacoff's R in Action Book pp. 35-41 to get data from other databases into R
[2012-02-02 00:23:48] canufi - what about ...what about databases? wouldn't it be good to have a language that allowed you to run statistics over data stored in a database? What does the R language do to make using databases easier than other languages?
[2012-02-02 00:18:02] canufi - you can also embed ...you can also embed ms excel spreadsheets into delphi programs using ActiveX/COM technology, allowing you to take control of excel using a programming language. Not only for delphi, but also visual basic (VB language sucks though).
[2012-02-02 00:16:31] canufi - Turbo Pascal was ...Turbo Pascal was immensely popular and successful before Delphi. So your claim that you can't use your pascal code any more isn't really valid.. why couldn't you just put it into the turbo pascal integrated development environment and compile it? Even if your code was standard pascal you could convert it to turbopascal pretty easily. After turbo pascal was successful, freepascal then came along, which still runs old turbopascal code in addition to delphi code.
[2012-01-27 02:59:13] ZwolfZki - Can you link to ...Can you link to some of the more impressive graphics output of R?
[2012-01-23 22:13:53] fndmiranda - A lot of misleading ...A lot of misleading comments here... R is a powerful language to do statistical analysis & graphics, not to build web apps or desktop systems. If you want web apps try Java, .NET, Python, C#, C++, etc. If you want quick and powerful data analysis stick with R, or sell your house and buy a SAS license. If you want very simple data analysis, stick with MS Excel.
[2012-01-04 16:43:29] mattjones969 - If anyone here can ...If anyone here can help me with my R language work (polygon characteristics), please reply!!
[2012-01-03 19:23:48] clashpeanan - Good point. You ...Good point. You can add to that; and what about Free Pascal (FP) an open source compiler, not to mention Lazarus the open source equivalent of Delphi.
[2012-01-03 15:13:14] PoorRichardSaunders - Learning a new ...Learning a new programming language is not even comparable to the difficulty in learning an actual language. Other than that the rest of this video is not stupid.
[2011-12-29 14:27:52] TheGrayIntellectual - What really ...What really convinced me of the importance of learning an object oriented language to perform research, in addition to Dr. Brown's videos, was Dr. Patrick Burn's article titled "R Relative to Statistical Packages." The latter warns us against adapting your "thinking to your computing, rather than adapt your computing to your situation. Because of this statistical package straitjacket..." R has a "steep learning curve" but is quite a good time investment for future researchers.
[2011-12-02 17:47:03] thekilon - Why would you want ...Why would you want to pay for something that is free. Take a look at freepascal and project lazarus . Pascal dead ? Far Far Far from it. TIOBE INDEX has Pascal as the 15th position while R is at 27th ! Its seems more like R is almost dead. A lot of misinformation in your video and yes i read your more info box, but still EXTREMELY misleading.
[2011-11-26 10:36:14] itchy1234567 - R, the worst ...R, the worst language ever invented. Entering in the world of R is like entering in a nightmare.
[2011-06-18 20:31:44] bobdylan23220 - There's a pdf ...There's a pdf tutorial available that you can find in the R program itself. Also, if you have a question about a particular function, you can always type ?[whatever the name of the function is], and it will take you to a website explaining the function. For example, ?read.table
[2011-05-27 09:39:58] RAI20118783 - YOU KNOW HOW TO ...YOU KNOW HOW TO CONNECT TO SQL SERVER AND R (CODE) THANKS REGUARDS
[2011-05-01 01:35:13] SoHoTandCool - thanks ...thanks farsightpress... now let's say i am ready to learn R. i haven't done any programming before - can you spend few minutes suggesting where i should begin. i don't see my professor till after two weeks, and the only thing he mentioned was, 'start into looking at programming in R'. i would highly appreciate it.
[2011-04-30 16:48:13] FarsightPress - I always recommend ...I always recommend following the advice of your own professors, since they are the ones guiding your education. On the other hand, you also need to follow your instincts. Thus, I advise doing what your professor says as well as trying out some of the other software that interests you. No need to be exclusive. Explore.
[2011-04-30 14:43:47] SoHoTandCool - awesome - i talked ...awesome - i talked to one of my professors at my school last week. the professor does bioinformatics and he suggested i learn R. the problem is i am a hard core biologist, who is fascinated by the human genome and want to dig into it using some softwares. my good professor thinks R is the way to go, what do you think? thanks for the information - you are a good sales man, i am already looking into how to download R and put it on my mac.
[2011-04-30 13:27:31] Tapajara - Pascal is a general ...Pascal is a general-purpose programming language while it seems R is a special-purpose programming language for statistics. This makes it very narrow in scope. The speaker must be a statistician and was using Pascal to do statistics.
[2011-04-20 18:32:52] off2themovies2 - You can find some ...You can find some tutorials at off2themovies2 on YouTube
[2011-04-20 18:32:26] off2themovies2 - You can find some ...You can find some tutorials at off2themovies2.
[2011-03-14 23:13:02] Tazn0x - No one is hiring R ...No one is hiring R programmers, Learn C#.
[2011-03-13 21:22:21] azamstat - Good.Good.
[2011-02-13 03:01:09] mazeofdevils - I am an actuarial ...I am an actuarial science student and want to learn aspects of R which will help me in my course.Can you please tell me how to go about it?I would really appreciate it. Thanks a lot (in advance)
[2011-02-06 08:43:05] zwerty007 - R is kind of freaky ...R is kind of freaky to look at however...
[2011-01-09 03:10:17] supermatti78 - youtube.com/watch?v ...youtube.com/watch?v=KOLkgqeSFPQ
[2011-01-03 11:08:39] r3bol - Are you worried ...Are you worried about things like SciPy (Python language) stealing R's thunder and making it another 'good for the self' language?
[2010-11-16 22:46:09] bowiemott - I used to use ...I used to use Borland's Turbo Pascal professionally so I know something about Pascal. But lets be real. Delphi is hardly a comparable environment to R or Python. Sure you can develop in Delphi but its hardly the tool to manage huge datasets, run numerical analysis, and visualize complex relationships. The user community for R is enthusiastic, aggressive, and there is an abundance of add-on packages for managing research data types. can the same be said of Delphi ? Clearly not.
[2010-10-28 22:41:29] bytejuggler - You have a ...You have a misconception of Python. You can write GUI apps, console apps, text processing apps, web apps, games, and yes, scripts in Python.
[2010-10-18 02:03:10] Ramshobraja - R and python are ...R and python are must learn languages for researchers. Invest in open source!!
[2010-10-09 19:28:12] RenegadeThinking - I mention this in ...I mention this in the sidebar comments for the video. Delphi is an object oriented evolution of early Pascal. My intent is not to downplay any of the many new incarnations of any language, but to point out that R should be reasonably long-lasting in its structure.
[2010-10-09 16:04:50] GRIFF74 - Typical Academic. ...Typical Academic. No Pascal compiler exists? What is Delphi then?
[2010-10-06 12:12:20] mzedong001 - I am convinced this ...I am convinced this must have been the language that Fegelein used to rebel against Hitler and find Wallee. We must capture Fegelein and bring him to justice for his crimes! Fegelein! Fegelein! FEGELEIN!!!!
[2010-09-19 16:36:53] ruibjr - I still use BASIC ( ...I still use BASIC (blitzplus), for prototyping. It is pretty easy to use, no complex compiling + linking steps are required, you can check things in almost no time. I always write the production code in other languages, but BASIC still is, at least to me, the perfect language for testing equations, prototypes, etc...
[2010-08-22 04:55:20] bokxser - Thank You Dr Brown ...Thank You Dr Brown for the presentation. A few tutorials will be a good continue.
[2010-08-13 02:22:54] jessemaurais - Don't know why, but ...Don't know why, but I've always had an affinity for software named with a single letter. C, R, X
[2010-08-06 11:23:22] Tank8484 - Python is a ...Python is a language for mostly making prototype apps. Python is a script language.
[2010-07-11 19:25:47] dagda825 - Delphi is alive and ...Delphi is alive and well, too. I've used Delphi 2010 and it's an excellent programming environment. Not knocking R, mind you. Basically if the language makes sense and you're productive in it then that's all that really matters. Free Pascal does what Java does (runs most anywhere) but with machine code, not a virtual machine :-) Cheers!