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R "stats" citation for a scientific paper


I analyzed my data using R package ‘stats’ (version 2.15.3). A reviewer asked me the right citation of this package and not only the common

R Core Team (2012). R: A language and environment for statistical computing. R Foundation for Statistical Computing, Vienna, Austria. ISBN 3-900051-07-0, URL http://www.R-project.org/

Anyone know where i can find a valid citation to insert in my paper? Thanks


Solution

  • The reviewer is wrong:

     citation("stats")
    
    The ‘stats’ package is part of R.  To cite R in publications use:
    
      R Core Team (2013). R: A language and environment for statistical computing. R
      Foundation for Statistical Computing, Vienna, Austria. ISBN 3-900051-07-0, URL
      http://www.R-project.org/.
    
    A BibTeX entry for LaTeX users is
    
      @Manual{,
        title = {R: A Language and Environment for Statistical Computing},
        author = {{R Core Team}},
        organization = {R Foundation for Statistical Computing},
        address = {Vienna, Austria},
        year = {2013},
        note = {{ISBN} 3-900051-07-0},
        url = {http://www.R-project.org/},
      }
    
    We have invested a lot of time and effort in creating R, please cite it when
    using it for data analysis. See also ‘citation("pkgname")’ for citing R
    packages.