Microsoft Excel is an awkward tool for data analysis. However, it is a reasonable environment for recording and transfering data. In our consulting practice, people frequently send us data in .xls (from Excel 97-2003) or .xlsx (from Excel 2007 or 201...

In our previous entry, we described how to generate a dataset from SAS that could be used for analyses in R. Alternatively, someone primarily using R might want to test the new ”statistical graphics” procedures available starting with SAS 9.2. Her...