hi, my 0.2$ the rpy python module is excellent, in addition to those Wacek mentioned.
another free alternative, particularly for graphics is scilab: http://www.scilab.org/ thanks, kevin ----- Original Message ----- From: Wacek Kusnierczyk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Friday, June 20, 2008 2:47 pm Subject: Re: [R] Comparison between R and MATLAB > for many tasks, gnu octave (a 'matlab clone', no offense to gnu folks > intended) is quite sufficient, and *free* (+ open source). you > can run > some of matlab code in octave. > > you should also check if sage (http://www.sagemath.org/) can do > the job > for you, it's stuffed with all sorts of maths utilities, with friendly > python frontend, etc. > and once you're at python's, check numpy, scipy, and matplotlib, which > do lots of good work too. all open source, of course. > > vQ > > > Clint Bowman wrote: > > The easy way around that is to create an account, "Mathworks", > with a > > common group that all who will use MatLab belong, then su - > Mathworks> should satisfy the license manager. > > > > Clint Bowman INTERNET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Air Dispersion Modeler INTERNET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Air Quality Program VOICE: (360) 407-6815 > > Department of Ecology FAX: (360) 407-7534 > > > > USPS: PO Box 47600, Olympia, WA 98504-7600 > > Parcels: 300 Desmond Drive, Lacey, WA 98503-1274 > > > > On Fri, 20 Jun 2008, Earl F. Glynn wrote: > > > > > >> "Shubha Vishwanath Karanth" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in > message>> news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > MAILSRV02.Amba.com...>> Can I get a comparison between R and > MATLAB? How is R efficient than MATLAB? > >> Or what are the weaknesses of R compared to MATLAB? > >> > >> > >> Don't forget to compare licenses and cost. Matlab's rigid and > unreasonable>> license is the main reason I use R now. > >> > >> Several years ago the Mathworks refused to let a post doc and > me share a > >> MatLab license -- they wanted all single-user licenses to be > named users > >> even if each of us only needed MatLab a few hours a month. I > asked if they > >> had a "math model" for what we got for a license, but they > didn't care that > >> there was a huge disconnect between what they wanted to sell > and our usage > >> needs. I quit using MatLab, converted my project from MatLab > to R, and now > >> steer as many people to R as possible. > >> > >> The Mathworks refuses to acknowledge that life-science users of > math tools > >> are not like physical science users. Biologists can spend > weeks or months > >> on experiments and then occasionally need high-end math tools > for analysis. > >> > >> A single shared network MatLab license outside of academia is > outrageously>> expensive. A single network concurrent license for > Matlab and the Image > >> processing, Signal Processing and PDE toolboxes costs $18,800 -- > I received > >> that quote just yesterday since we still have a few people that > use existing > >> MatLab code. > >> > >> MatLab may be a good product, but the Mathworks is unreasonable > in how they > >> license it. We are a non-profit, basic life scientific > research institute > >> and the Mathworks sells us the same license as for-profit > businesses. Only > >> degree-granting universities are eligible for academic pricing > apparently.>> > >> efg > >> Earl F Glynn > >> Bioinformatics > >> Stowers Institute for Medical Research > >> > >> ______________________________________________ > >> R-help@r-project.org mailing list > >> https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help > >> PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R- > project.org/posting-guide.html > >> and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. > >> > >> > > > > ______________________________________________ > > R-help@r-project.org mailing list > > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help > > PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R- > project.org/posting-guide.html > > and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. > > > > > -- > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > ------------ > Wacek Kusnierczyk, MD PhD > > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Phone: +47 73591875, +47 72574609 > > Department of Computer and Information Science (IDI) > Faculty of Information Technology, Mathematics and Electrical > Engineering (IME) > Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) > Sem Saelands vei 7, 7491 Trondheim, Norway > Room itv303 > > Bioinformatics & Gene Regulation Group > Department of Cancer Research and Molecular Medicine (IKM) > Faculty of Medicine (DMF) > Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) > Laboratory Center, Erling Skjalgsons gt. 1, 7030 Trondheim, Norway > Room 231.05.060 > > ______________________________________________ > R-help@r-project.org mailing list > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help > PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting- > guide.htmland provide commented, minimal, self-contained, > reproducible code. > ______________________________________________ R-help@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.
