R versus Fortran?

From: optionstraderjeff (jeffkatz_at_scientific-consultants.com)
Date: 02/26/05 

Date: 26 Feb 2005 02:01:32 -0800

Hi,

I have always done my statistical analyses in good old Fortran. As a
result, I have acquired/developed a large library of routines.
However, I am considering learning "R" since it appears to be a very
popular environment/language for statistics, and there there are many
useful subroutines available, e.g., for polychoric correlations, that
are harder to find in the current Fortran world. What can I expect
from R. Is it worth learning? Can you easily link in Fortran or C
subroutines?

I do a lot of work with time series, neural networks, wavelets, factor
analysis & correlational statistics.

Jeffrey Owen Katz, Ph.D.

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