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Misconceptions
Resources

Misconceptions

This page is mainly aimed at those who are familiar with one or more of the following:

  • SAS
  • SPSS
  • Stata

The primary confusion is likely to be that datasets in R do not need to be rectangular. The freedom of not being in that strait jacket can be disorienting.

Resources

The mother lode is:

http://www.r4stats.com

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