Date:         Tue, 12 Feb 2002 15:20:06 -0500
Reply-To:     Donald Berwyn <dmberwyn@MAIL.COM>
Sender:       "SAS(r) Discussion" <SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
From:         Donald Berwyn <dmberwyn@MAIL.COM>
Subject:      Political scientist needs stats pack help!
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Hello, everyone.  A couple of months ago, there was a long-running discussion on the potential for S-plus and R as serious competitors to SAS.  My dilemna is this:  I am a graduate student at a medium-sized university.  I am also the quantitative/statistics coordinator for the department.  When I first came here, everyone was using SPSS (riduculous, I know!) and I am slowly getting people to switch to SAS.  I have heard so many good things lately about S-plus/R that I am actually considering switching over.  Converting my colleagues will be quite a task, but I also have another dilemna...Do you think "R" (or S-plus for that matter) are as "teachable" as SAS?  If I decide to make the big switch, I will have to train (or help train) colleauges AND undergraduate and graduate students!  I currently teach SPSS and (some) SAS in an undergraduate "Statistical Analysis" class...What do you think?  Are undergraduate political science majors ready for this?  All opinions welcome!
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Donald M. Berwyn
Graduate Teaching/Research Assistant
Department of Political Science
University of Texas at Arlington
Arlington, TX  76019



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