[R] Who uses R?

[Gustaf Rydevik]

On 9/25/07, Eleni Rapsomaniki <e.rapsomaniki at mail.cryst.bbk.ac.uk> 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

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