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R itself was first released in 1993, and is based on S / S-Plus which date to the 70s...moreover, these have been standard tools since the 80s at least, well be
by michaericalribo 4y ago
R itself was first released in 1993, and is based on S / S-Plus which date to the 70s...moreover, these have been standard tools since the 80s at least, well before Gretl...
- goosedragons 4y agoThe S of the 70s and 80s was a different beast. It was more macro based like SAS. R really didn't start to gain traction until the 2000s.
- nerdponx 4y agoR was considered "just a stats package" until the last 10-15 years.