This page offers a pretty good explanation for why PSPP should not simply use R to process data.
I would like to see PSPP offer the ability to add-on R into PSPP, in a way similar to recent versions of SPSS but I do not want to see PSPP lose the ability to process SPSS Syntax. For me, _the_ biggest selling point for PSPP is that it can process SPSS Syntax. I work in a field where SPSS is the most commonly used tool. I must be able to use SPSS syntax sent to me by others in the office and elsewhere. I often must design my analysis in SPSS Syntax, so that others in the office can check it for bugs / errors. I am the only person in the office who can use R. Switching to R, or any other tool that relies on R is an absolute non-starter for the office I work in. I would like to convert these folks to linux and PSPP's current feature set makes that more likely (in the future) than any R based tool ever will.
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Posted by: Andy Choens on October 17, 2008 03:28 PMhttp://www.gnu.org/software/pspp/faq.html
This page offers a pretty good explanation for why PSPP should not simply use R to process data.
I would like to see PSPP offer the ability to add-on R into PSPP, in a way similar to recent versions of SPSS but I do not want to see PSPP lose the ability to process SPSS Syntax. For me, _the_ biggest selling point for PSPP is that it can process SPSS Syntax. I work in a field where SPSS is the most commonly used tool. I must be able to use SPSS syntax sent to me by others in the office and elsewhere. I often must design my analysis in SPSS Syntax, so that others in the office can check it for bugs / errors. I am the only person in the office who can use R. Switching to R, or any other tool that relies on R is an absolute non-starter for the office I work in. I would like to convert these folks to linux and PSPP's current feature set makes that more likely (in the future) than any R based tool ever will.
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