Statistical analysis should know by every software engineer. R is an open source statistical programming language. SAS is licensed analysis suite for statistics. The two are very much popular in Machine learning and data analytics projects.
SAS is an Analysis-suite software and R is a programming language.
1. R Language
- R supports both statistical analysis and Graphics
- R is an open source project.
- R is 18th most popular Language
- R packages are written in C, C++, Java, Python and.Net
- R is popular in Machine learning, data mining and Statistical analysis projects.
a). R Advantages
- R is flexible since a lot of packages are available.
- R is best suited for data related projects and Machine learning.
- Less cost since it is open source language.
- R Studio is the best tool to develop R programming modules.
Ref: imartcus.org (read more advantages)
b). R Disadvantages
- R language architecture model is out of date. So may not use it for critical applications.
- R is not suitable for Server programming, due to lack of security.
- R code you cannot use in web browsers.
SAS
SAS is a statistical analysis suite. Developed to process data sets in mainframe computers. Later developed to support multi-platforms. Like Mainframe, Windows, and Linux, SAS has multiple products. SAS/ Base is very basic level. SAS is popular in data related projects.a). SAS Advantages
- The data integration from any data source is faster in SAS.
- The licensed software suite, so you will get support from SAS organization for any issues.
- SAS has multiple products. Most popular in creating reports and statistical analysis.
- Best suited for data-oriented projects.
b). SAS Disadvantages
- Mining of text is hard in SAS.
- Graphical visualization is not present in SAS.
- SAS is not suitable for Machine learning projects.
- The SAS software is expensive.
- SAS studio is a useful tool to work on it.
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