basic statistics in python

[Matthew Austin]

I'm new to Python from an R/S background, but it sound like overkill to
learn a new language to compute simple descriptive statistics.

But if there is interest, check out the RSPython module at www.omegahat.org
which allows you to run Python from within R on Windows and UNIX/Linux (and
vice-versa on UNIX/Linux systems).


"dsavitsk" <dsavitsk at e-coli.net> wrote in message
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> it looks like there is a D/COM interface to R, though. Not really a python
> solution, but it might work anyway.
>
>
> "Matthew Austin" <threehounds at worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
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> > RPy has not been ported to Windows yet.
> >
> >
> > "Emile van Sebille" <emile at fenx.com> wrote in message
> > news:a6on8n$frj93$1 at ID-11957.news.dfncis.de...
> > > "dsavitsk" <dsavitsk at e-coli.net> wrote in message
> > > news:OvQj8.10177$k5.3810357 at newssvr28.news.prodigy.com...
> > > > hi all,
> > > >
> > > > never having done numeric calculations in python* i am seeking
advice
> > > on how
> > > > to best go about doing some basic statistics.  in particular, i need
> > > to find
> > > > standard deviations and point bi-serial correlations**, and i am
> > > seeking
> > > > advice on the best way to go about it.  i know how to do them, but i
> > > am
> > > > wondering if there are prebuilt modules that might simplify the
task.
> > >
> > > You might want to take a look at rpy at
> > > http://www.cmat.edu.uy/~walterm/rpy/
> > >
> > > --
> > >
> > > Emile van Sebille
> > > emile at fenx.com
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