> * apply functions are loops underneath Yes, but aren't they native loops underneath? I've seen it said both ways, that * apply is faster than R loops and th

> * apply functions are loops underneath Yes, but aren't they native loops underneath? I've seen it said both ways, that * apply is faster than R loops and that *apply isn't faster than R loops. Would be nice if someone could definitively answer the question and back it up with some stats! :) EDIT: Thanks chuckcode, sibling post to this, I stand corrected :)