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1. _____ programming language is a dialect of S.
Choose the correct option:
  • a) B

  • b) C

  • c) R

  • d) K

S was initiated in 1976⁷ as an internal statistical analysis environment—originally implemented as Fortran libraries.

2. Point out the WRONG statement?
Choose the correct option:
  • a) Early versions of the S language contain functions for statistical modeling

  • b) The book Programming with Data by John Chambers documents S version of the language

  • c) In 1993 Bell Labs gave StatSci (later Insightful Corp.) an exclusive license to develop and sell the S language

  • d) The book Programming with Data by IBM documents S version of the language

Insightful sold its implementation of the S language under the product name S-PLUS.

3. In 2004, ________ purchased the S language from Lucent for $2 million.
Choose the correct option:
  • a) Insightful

  • b) Amazon

  • c) IBM

  • d) TCS

TIBCO is the current owner of the S language and is its exclusive developer.

4. In 1991, R was created by Ross Ihaka and Robert Gentleman in the Department of Statistics at the University of _________
Choose the correct option:
  • a) John Hopkins

  • b) California

  • c) Harvard

  • d) Auckland

In 1993 the first announcement of R was made to the public. Ross’s and Robert’s experience developing R is documented in a 1996 paper in the Journal of Computational and Graphical Statistics.

5. Point out the wrong statement?
Choose the correct option:
  • a) R is a language for data analysis and graphics

  • b) K is language for statistical modelling and graphics

  • c) One key limitation of the S language was that it was only available in a commercial package, S-PLUS

  • d) C is a language for data and graphics

In 1996, a public mailing list was created (the R-help and R-devel lists) and in 1997 the R Core Group was formed, containing some people associated with S and S-PLUS.

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