I'm slowly coming to terms with Spreadsheets, as they seem very powerful nowadays. I've just been playing with OpenOffice.org Calc and found Basic Scripting, database access and commands along with much more that I need to learn about.
An interesting question comes up. For data analysis purposes, is it better nowadays to leverage the power of Spreadsheets than using common analysis environments like R and S+? For everyday use on trivial matters I believe this is the case, but what about complex cases? Has anyone had any experience with this?
I've personally been using various environments to do my work but I'm believe a Spreadsheet may be better for these purposes. Some research staff made mention that they don't use things like S+ but instead prefer Excel.
An interesting question comes up. For data analysis purposes, is it better nowadays to leverage the power of Spreadsheets than using common analysis environments like R and S+? For everyday use on trivial matters I believe this is the case, but what about complex cases? Has anyone had any experience with this?
I've personally been using various environments to do my work but I'm believe a Spreadsheet may be better for these purposes. Some research staff made mention that they don't use things like S+ but instead prefer Excel.