Alright, this is a big life decision I've been mulling over and need thoughts on. Should I switch to R (or Python?), or stick with Stata? I currently use Stata, and the main reason I see for switching is to improve replicability in research. /thread Stata
Pros: simple, lots of stats packages, frequently used by economists
Cons: proprietary, limited data visualisation capabilities compared to R

R
Pros: Beautiful graphs, open source, better programming
Cons: more limited for common stats applications, I'd have to learn it