Agreed Vincent. Problem is R needs hands on guys hence the slow uptake. Kind Regards, Kennedy KK Mobile: +254-721-699119 / +254-20-5283207 Skype: k.kairu Gtalk: kkairu On Wed, Sep 16, 2015 at 10:33 AM, Vincent Mosoti <kindvinnie@gmail.com> wrote:
SAS's license is damn expensive and thus you will find only big companies, the likes of Safaricom and banks can afford it.
For companies that us it locally, I only know of Safaricom and some International Research companies like CDC,ILRI
But if you get someone to train them on R, it can save the situation. There is also simplified R enterprise by Revolution Analytics (Acquired by Microsoft), you can check that too.
On Wed, Sep 16, 2015 at 10:05 AM, Kennedy Kairu Kariuki via skunkworks < skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke> wrote:
Ahh...share what you find out about SAS. Also how many companies use it locally On Sep 16, 2015 9:25 AM, "Eva Kimathi" <evakimathi@gmail.com> wrote:
@Kennedy, they use Magpi for this purpose?
On Wed, Sep 16, 2015 at 8:52 AM, Kennedy Kairu Kariuki <kkairu@gmail.com
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Actually I think the training for R was done by one Mr. Mimano of datadyne. They also do data collection apps for agric NGOs. He's on this list On Sep 16, 2015 8:46 AM, "Eva Kimathi" <evakimathi@gmail.com> wrote:
Thanks Kennedy, I'll check with our accounts manager
On Wed, Sep 16, 2015 at 8:27 AM, Kennedy Kairu Kariuki < kkairu@gmail.com> wrote:
They do not as if now. I wouldn't say they do analytics even after forming a department specifically for that. On Sep 16, 2015 8:10 AM, "Eva Kimathi" <evakimathi@gmail.com> wrote:
> Thank you all for the advice. > > The research team is primarily agriculture based...their analyst > insists that Stata is for engineering and he hasn't heard of R. > > @Mosoti I will check the Enterprise guide, thank you > > @Kennedy do you know if Safcom offer analytics as a service? (I > wish) > > I'll keep you posted. > > Cheers > > On Wed, Sep 16, 2015 at 7:12 AM, Kennedy Kairu Kariuki < > kkairu@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Any idea who's using R? I know equity had training on this but not >> sure if they actively use it. >> >> For SAS, get someone from Safcom to advice. >> On Sep 15, 2015 11:18 PM, "Vincent Mosoti via skunkworks" < >> skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke> wrote: >> >>> For individual users, you can go for the SAS Enterprise Guide but >>> for collaboration purposes you will need to include the server. >>> >>> Alternatives; you can consider IBM SPSS or Stata. R is also an >>> option if the users can roll up their sleeves and get coding. >>> >>> >>> On Tue, Sep 15, 2015 at 3:49 PM, Eva Kimathi via skunkworks < >>> skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke> wrote: >>> >>>> Hello All, >>>> >>>> My employer has a research department and they asked me for >>>> assistance in procuring SAS 9.4 . I am not conversant with it and went >>>> online to look it up. >>>> >>>> From SAS website, it seems like it is at least a three tier >>>> system (server to end user). My queries: >>>> >>>> - Is there anyone out there that has interacted with SAS? >>>> - Does it scale down or should I also include a server along >>>> with their request? >>>> - Are there alternatives that are not as large scale as SAS? >>>> >>>> I look forward to your response :) >>>> >>>> -- >>>> >>>> __________________________________________________________________________ >>>> Out of clutter, find simplicity. From discord, find harmony. In >>>> the middle of difficulty, lies opportunity >>>> ~Albert Einstein >>>> >>>> Eva Kimathi >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> skunkworks mailing list >>>> skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke >>>> ------------ >>>> List info, subscribe/unsubscribe >>>> http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks >>>> ------------ >>>> >>>> Skunkworks Rules >>>> http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 >>>> ------------ >>>> Other services @ http://my.co.ke >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Vincent Mosoti, >>> Analytics/Business Intelligence Consultant. >>> Skype: vmmosoti >>> Phone: +254 722 972805 >>> LinkedIn: ke.linkedin.com/in/vmosoti >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> skunkworks mailing list >>> skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke >>> ------------ >>> List info, subscribe/unsubscribe >>> http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks >>> ------------ >>> >>> Skunkworks Rules >>> http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 >>> ------------ >>> Other services @ http://my.co.ke >>> >> > > > -- > > __________________________________________________________________________ > Out of clutter, find simplicity. From discord, find harmony. In the > middle of difficulty, lies opportunity > ~Albert Einstein > > Eva Kimathi >
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