Inferential modelling with R

[Cypher]

Hi All,
From a scan of the forums I get the feeling that most people apply matlab and / or SAS for Data Mining and relational modelling of input variables. I am considering trying to use R to do my mining and modelling.

Let me ask, am I asking too much of R here? Has anyone tried using it that way? If so, how well does it perform as I don't want to waste my time going down a blind alley.


Regards,
David

 

[Sanket Patel]

I don't see any problems using R for data-mining. I've never had any problems working with with some rather large datasets in R. I was able to do some fairly lengthy matrix calculations and a good bit of time-series work without any problem.

Check this link out - it may be of some help. That was one of the resources I used when I first began to actually 'use' R.

 

[rwinston]

R is a great platform for data mining. Some of the best-known books in the field (e.g. The Elements of Statistical Learning) use an R-based implementation. You shouldn't have any problems finding relevant resources.

 

[jbn]

I don't see any problems using R for data-mining. I've never had any problems working with with some rather large datasets in R. I was able to do some fairly lengthy matrix calculations and a good bit of time-series work without any problem.

I have to second what Sanket said. R is an impressive environment. I have coded systems in nearly every language, but the R scripts still tend to execute fastest.