> I plan to work in decision support field in environmental engineering > so I will use both the stochastic simulation as well as the stochastic > optimization. > I would like to select the best for both approaches software tool. > > what you suggest ... Matlab ... python ... something else?
I have no clue whether it does stochastic simulation and optimisation, but R is THE free open-source statistic analysis tool. It does have a Python interface, RPy. And there's a free open-source replacement for Matlab, Scilab. Which has a Python interface as well. Sincerely, Wolfgang -- HOMO HOMINI HOSTIS IN FELIBUS FELICITAS -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
