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R FAQ
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R FAQ
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Frequently Asked Questions on R
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Frequently Asked Questions on R
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Version 1.1-1, 2000/06/17
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Version 1.1-7, 2000-08-02
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Kurt Hornik
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Kurt Hornik
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Table of Contents
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Table of Contents
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distribution is available.  We hope that this will change soon.
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distribution is available.  We hope that this will change soon.
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2.6 Are there Unix binaries for R?
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2.6 Are there Unix binaries for R?
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   The `bin/linux' directory of a CRAN site contains Debian 2.1/2.2/2.3
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   The `bin/linux' directory of a CRAN site contains Debian 2.2/2.3
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packages for the i386 platform (now part of the Debian distribution and
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packages for the i386 platform (now part of the Debian distribution and
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maintained by Doug Bates), Red Hat 6.x packages for the alpha, i386 and
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maintained by Doug Bates), Red Hat 6.x packages for the alpha, i386 and
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sparc platforms (maintained by Naoki Takebayashi, Martyn Plummer, and Vin
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sparc platforms (maintained by Naoki Takebayashi, Martyn Plummer, and Vin
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Everett, respectively), SuSE 5.3/6.4 i386 packages by Albrecht Gebhardt,
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Everett, respectively), SuSE 5.3/6.4 i386 packages by Albrecht Gebhardt,
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and Linuxppc 5.0 RPMs by Alex Buerkle.
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and Linuxppc 5.0 RPMs by Alex Buerkle.
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code which reliably reproduces the problem.  Also, make sure that you
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code which reliably reproduces the problem.  Also, make sure that you
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include information on the system and version of R being used.  See *Note R
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include information on the system and version of R being used.  See *Note R
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Bugs:: for more details.
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Bugs:: for more details.
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   Archives of the above three mailing lists are made available on the net
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   Archives of the above three mailing lists are made available on the net
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in a monthly schedule via the `doc/mail/mail.html' file in CRAN.  An HTML
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in a monthly schedule via the `doc/html/mail.html' file in CRAN.
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archive of the lists are available via
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Searchable archives of the lists are available via
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`http://www.ens.gu.edu.au/robertk/R/'.
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`http://www.ens.gu.edu.au/robertk/R/'.
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   The R Core Team can be reached at <r-core@lists.r-project.org> for
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   The R Core Team can be reached at <r-core@lists.r-project.org> for
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comments and reports.
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comments and reports.
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(which is the same as `http://cran.at.r-project.org/') and is currently
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(which is the same as `http://cran.at.r-project.org/') and is currently
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being mirrored daily at
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being mirrored daily at
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     `http://cran.dk.r-project.org/'  (Denmark)
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     `http://cran.dk.r-project.org/'  (Denmark)
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     `http://cran.hu.r-project.org/'  (Hungary)
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     `http://cran.it.r-project.org/'  (Italy)
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     `http://cran.it.r-project.org/'  (Italy)
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     `http://cran.ch.r-project.org/'  (Switzerland)
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     `http://cran.ch.r-project.org/'  (Switzerland)
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     `http://cran.uk.r-project.org/'  (United Kingdom)
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     `http://cran.uk.r-project.org/'  (United Kingdom)
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     `http://cran.us.r-project.org/'  (USA/Wisconsin)
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     `http://cran.us.r-project.org/'  (USA/Wisconsin)
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*MASS*
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*MASS*
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     Functions and datasets from the main package of Venables and Ripley,
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     Functions and datasets from the main package of Venables and Ripley,
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     "Modern Applied Statistics with S-PLUS".  Contained in the `VR' bundle.
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     "Modern Applied Statistics with S-PLUS".  Contained in the `VR' bundle.
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*Matrix*
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     A set of test nonlinear least squares examples from NIST, the U.S.
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     A set of test nonlinear least squares examples from NIST, the U.S.
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     National Institute for Standards and Technology.
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these a try, of course.  This area of CRAN currently contains
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*HTML*
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     Functions for exporting R objects as HTML tables.
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*Java*
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     An interface from R to Java to create and call Java objects and
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*RMySQL*
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*RMySQL*
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     An interface between R and the MySQL database system.
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     An interface between R and the MySQL database system.
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*RPgSQL*
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*RPgSQL*
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     An interface between R and the PostgreSQL database system.
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     An interface between R and the PostgreSQL database system.
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*cmprsk*
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     Estimation, testing and regression modeling of subdistribution
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     functions in competing risks.
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     Finding D-optimal experimental designs.
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     Finding D-optimal experimental designs.
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*dse*
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