Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.44.0401250823321.25999-100000@gannet.stats>
Date: 2004-01-25T08:25:38Z
From: Brian Ripley
Subject: boot vs. bootstrap
In-Reply-To: <200401250610.i0P6AgO18239@gator.dt.uh.edu>
Package bootstrap is orphaned, that is no longer maintained.
Package boot is much more comprehensive, and a recommended package.
That suggests to me that you always use boot: I do.
On Sun, 25 Jan 2004, Erin Hodgess wrote:
> There is a library boot and another one bootstrap.
>
> When is it preferable to use one or the other, please?
>
> In particular, I was wondering about the function boot in the boot
> library and the function bootstrap in the bootstrap library.
>
> Those are the main bootstrap functions.
>
> R Version 1.8.1 for Windows.
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