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For small datasets and simple charts, I'm not sure there are any compelling reasons to use R instead of Excel (unless you're already more comfortable with it).
by npilk 5y ago
For small datasets and simple charts, I'm not sure there are any compelling reasons to use R instead of Excel (unless you're already more comfortable with it). Plus, Excel is great for beginners - most people wouldn't need a class to draw a basic chart.
The more complex the analysis, the more reasons there are to get out of Excel.
- enriquto 5y agoThe "spreadsheet" interface is now universal and not limited to excel. You have a completely equivalent thing with gnumeric, or libereoffice's calc, for example. This interface is really great for kids, for example to compute averages and simple formulas, before they learn "serious" programming. I was taught how to use spreadsheets in school and it is easily one of the most useful things that I learned there.
- npilk 5y agoFair - I was using "Excel" when to your point I meant "a spreadsheet".