[R] Very basic statistics in R

[Marius 't Hart]

Dear Xavier,

Jeffs answer was to point out two things to you:
1: How to find these functions on your own.
2: These functions are definitely available in R

Good luck,
Marius


On Mon, 6 May 2013, Xavier Prudent wrote:

> Dear Jeff,
> Thanks for your fast answer,
> I could for sure implement the 2-lines code to calculate the uncertainties,
> but I am astonished that a widespread statistics package like R does not
> include these very basic quantities.
> Regards,
> Xavier
>
>
> 2013/5/3 S Ellison <S.Ellison at lgcgroup.com>
>
>>
>>
>>>  - the mean <x>                   -> mean(x)
>>>  - the uncertainty on <x>       -> std.error(x) ? Or sd(x)?
>>>  - the standard deviation of x  -> ?
>>>  - the uncertainty on the standard deviation -> ?
>>>
>>> Anyone has an idea?
>>
>> 1. Use R's help system to look up 'standard deviation' and 'mean'
>> e.g.:
>> ??'standard deviation'
>> ??'mean'
>>
>> For the other two questions, consult your basic stats textbook; the
>> answers can be calculated from the two above together with the number of
>> observations.
>>
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