{"id":252,"date":"2018-04-26T06:27:26","date_gmt":"2018-04-26T06:27:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.um-palembang.ac.id\/sayfudin\/?p=252"},"modified":"2021-06-13T04:20:33","modified_gmt":"2021-06-13T04:20:33","slug":"data-science-wars-r-vs-python","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.um-palembang.ac.id\/sayfudin\/data-science-wars-r-vs-python\/","title":{"rendered":"Data Science Wars: R vs Python"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>think you\u2019ll agree with me if I say:<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It\u2019s HARD\u00a0to know whether to use Python or R for data analysis. And this is especially true if you\u2019re a newbie\u00a0data analyst looking for the right language to start with.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It turns out that there are many good resources\u00a0that can help you to figure out the strengths and weaknesses of both languages. They often go into great detail, and provide a tailored answer to questions such as \u201cWhat should I use for Machine Learning?\u201d, or \u201cI need a fast\u00a0solution, should I go for Python or R?\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In today\u2019s post, I present to you our new Infographic\u00a0<b>\u201cData Science Wars: R vs Python\u201d,\u00a0<\/b>that highlights in great detail the differences between these two languages from a data science point of view. So that next time you are debating R vs Python for machine learning, statistics, or maybe even the Internet of Things, you can have a look at the infographic and find the answer.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>R vs Python<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">At\u00a0<a title=\"R tutorials for data science and statistics\" href=\"https:\/\/www.datacamp.com\/?utm_source=infographic%20-%20r%20vs%20python&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_content=infographic%20-%20r%20vs%20python&amp;utm_campaign=R%20vs%20Python\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>DataCamp<\/b><\/a>, we often get\u00a0emails asking\u00a0whether one should use R or Python when performing their day-to-day data analysis tasks. Both\u00a0Python and R are amongst the most popular languages for data analysis, and have their supporters\u00a0and opponents. While Python is often\u00a0<a title=\"r or python\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.udacity.com\/2015\/01\/python-vs-r-learn-first.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>praised<\/b><\/a>\u00a0for being a general-purpose language with an easy-to-understand syntax, R\u2019s functionality is developed with statisticians\u00a0in mind, thereby giving\u00a0it\u00a0<a title=\"R advantages\" href=\"http:\/\/www.quora.com\/Which-is-better-for-data-analysis-R-or-Python\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>field-specific advantages<\/b><\/a>\u00a0such as\u00a0great features for data visualization.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Our new infographic \u201cData Science Wars: R vs Python\u201d\u00a0is therefore\u00a0for everyone interested in\u00a0how these two (statistical) programming languages relate to each other.\u00a0The infographic explores what the strengths of R are over Python and vice versa, and aims to provide\u00a0a basic comparison between these two programming languages from a data science and statistics perspective.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bigdata-madesimple.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/R-vs-Python.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14019\" src=\"http:\/\/bigdata-madesimple.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/R-vs-Python.png\" alt=\"R-vs-Python\" width=\"1200\" height=\"17031\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\n     data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-5228929063884063\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"4950957391\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"comments hidden-xs hidden-sm\">\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Have something to say? 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