title: [''R"--project for statistical computing].
abstract: An introduction to the R project for statistical computing (www.R-project.org) is presented. The main topics are: 1. To make the professional community aware of "R" as a potent and free software for graphical and statistical analysis of medical data; 2. Simple well-known statistical tests are fairly easy to perform in R, but more complex modelling requires programming skills; 3. R is seen as a tool for teaching statistics and implementing complex modelling of medical data among medical professionals.
authors.affiliation: Naestved Sygehus, Klinisk Mikrobiologisk Afdeling, Naestved. rde@cn.stam.dk
authors.forename: Ram Benny
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Dessau
authors.forename: Christian Bressen
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Pipper
mesh_terms: D003196:Computer Graphics; D004501:Education, Medical; D006296:Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D010361:Patients / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D012984:Software; D013223:Statistics as Topic