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minus-squareEvotech@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11arrow-down7·1 year agoExcel is excellent at data analysis… Python integrations and everything
minus-squareArtyom@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down2·1 year agoAs an alternative, maybe just Python?
minus-squarecabron_offsets@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoExcel sucks open ass. At storing data, at displaying data, at analyzing data. Scientists, of all people, should understand how to use an RDBMS and a data processing framework like R.
minus-squareEvotech@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoI believe that accessibility is what makes Excel so good. And the world agrees.
Excel is excellent at data analysis… Python integrations and everything
As an alternative, maybe just Python?
Excel sucks open ass. At storing data, at displaying data, at analyzing data. Scientists, of all people, should understand how to use an RDBMS and a data processing framework like R.
I believe that accessibility is what makes Excel so good. And the world agrees.