Seamless interactive language interfacing between R and Stata

E.F. Haghish ()
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E.F. Haghish: University of Göttingen

Stata Journal, 2019, vol. 19, issue 1, 61-82

Abstract: In this article, I propose a new approach to language interfacing for statistical software by allowing automatic interprocess communication between R and Stata. I advocate interactive language interfacing in statistical software by automatizing data communication. I introduce the rcall package and provide examples of how the R language can be used interactively within Stata or embed- ded into Stata programs using the proposed approach to interfacing. Moreover, I discuss the pros and cons of object synchronization in language interfacing.

Keywords: rcall; rcall check; language interfacing; interprocess communication; synchronization; statistical programming; reproducible research (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1177/1536867X19830891

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