No doubt, but I would be very surprised if one could set up an R simulation quicker than one could set up a comparable spreadsheet. I don't see R and spreadshe

No doubt, but I would be very surprised if one could set up an R simulation quicker than one could set up a comparable spreadsheet. I don't see R and spreadsheets as interchangeable. They are very complimentary technologies. This looks promising: http://wiki.openoffice.org/wiki/R_and_Calc http://wiki.openoffice.org/wiki/R_and_Calc