Date:         Wed, 9 Jul 2008 11:38:59 -0400
Reply-To:     "Long, Stuart (NIH/NIEHS) [C]" <long3@NIEHS.NIH.GOV>
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From:         "Long, Stuart (NIH/NIEHS) [C]" <long3@NIEHS.NIH.GOV>
Subject:      Re: Is R overtaking SAS at universities and colleges?
Comments: To: Mary <mlhoward@avalon.net>
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What does the FDA (or any federal department that hands out grants)
think of R?  That might be an important question to consider if R is
currently a threat to replace SAS.

-----Original Message-----
From: Mary [mailto:mlhoward@AVALON.NET]
Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2008 11:32 AM
To: SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
Subject: Re: Is R overtaking SAS at universities and colleges?


Because if R is overtaking SAS at universities and colleges, it will
likely become more prevalent in the workplace, and thus existing
statistical programmers will need to learn and use it in order to
continue to be employable.

-Mary
  ----- Original Message -----
  From: Ben
  To: SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
  Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2008 10:24 AM
  Subject: Re: Is R overtaking SAS at universities and colleges?


  Why bother?