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S+ vs. Gauss
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Joffrey Swait)
Wed Feb 22 18:19:23 1995
From: "Joffrey Swait" <SWAITJD@dale.cba.ufl.edu>
To: s-news@utstat.toronto.edu
Date: Wed, 22 Feb 1995 17:33:39 EST
I'm unsure as to whether to buy S+ or Gauss as my future
statistical environment. The basic reason for my uncertainty is that
I will usually be using whatever environment to estimate models for
which I am coding the likelihood function and (perhaps) its gradient.
Though I have not used either system in the past (so that learning
costs are constant, I assume), I know that Gauss can do what I want.
However, I have heard some wonderful things about S+ from
entry-level enthusiasts.
Can some expert out there please give me some advice as to the
adequacy (or even superlative fit) of S+ for the type of tasks I
will be encountering in my research? I really appreciate any
information you can give!
Joffre Swait
