A first step towards R from spreadsheets
Move your data analysis to a computing environment specifically designed for it.
Why R and not spreadsheets?
Here are three reasons:
- complexity
- graphics
- money
Spreadsheets are easily overwhelmed. Very complex things can be done in spreadsheets — it is just that complex spreadsheets are inefficient and dangerous.
Graphics should be considered vital when doing anything with data. R has amazing graphical capabilities. Read more →