Maxima for statistics or other topics, was: Maxima by example, volume 2 : Guide to Descriptive Statistics for One-Variable Series

On Sun, Apr 19, 2026 at 3:12 PM David Kirkby via Maxima-discuss
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> Is Maxima a good tool for statistics? I would have thought R a much better tool for that.

For the record, I use Maxima as an all-purpose tool for basic data
analysis. Some days that's more symbolic and some days it's more
numerical, but it's not necessary to draw a distinct line.

For example, one could construct an expression for a statistical
function of some values, most of which are numbers but one is a
variable, and then study the properties of that as a function of the
free variable.

I also use Maxima to construct expressions which represent stuff to be
computed, and then generate code for other systems -- Python, Matlab,
and Swift have all been output targets.

I agree that R has a particularly rich package ecosystem, with many
very valuable specialized packages. But there's still a lot of stuff
which can be handled well by Maxima.

best

Robert


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