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Re: Software tool for stochastic simulation as well as for the stochastic optimization

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On Thu, 9 Feb 2012 17:24:09 +0100, Wolfgang Keller <feliphil@gmx.net>
wrote:

>> I plan to work in decision support field in environmental engineering
>> so I will use both the stochastic simulation as well as the stochastic
>> optimization.
>> I would like to select the best for both approaches software tool.
>> 
>> what you suggest ... Matlab ... python ... something else?
>
>I have no clue whether it does stochastic simulation and optimisation,
>but R is THE free open-source statistic analysis tool. It does have
>a Python interface, RPy. And there's a free open-source replacement for
>Matlab, Scilab. Which has a Python interface as well.
>
	I always thought Octave was considered the "free" Matlab equivalent;
syntax supposed to be closer -- R is more an equivalent of S. Probably
doesn't have a Python interface.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_Octave
http://www.gnu.org/software/octave/download.html

(Looks like I was wrong)
https://launchpad.net/pytave

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Software tool for stochastic simulation as well as for the stochastic optimization John Oksz <johnoksz@gmail.com> - 2012-02-09 05:19 -0800
  Re: Software tool for stochastic simulation as well as for the stochastic optimization Wolfgang Keller <feliphil@gmx.net> - 2012-02-09 17:24 +0100
    Re: Software tool for stochastic simulation as well as for the stochastic optimization Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfraed@ix.netcom.com> - 2012-02-09 12:12 -0500

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