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Re:A newcomer’s (angry) guide to R by tnecniv on Thursday June 14, 2018 @12:43AM (#17309345)
Generally I've found you carry around fewer n +/- 1 type expressions when you index from 1. Also, most applied math papers I've read index from 1 and that makes implementing them a lot easier.
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Re:A newcomer’s (angry) guide to R by Sean1708 on Thursday June 14, 2018 @06:32AM (#17310642)
> Generally I've found you carry around fewer n +/- 1 type expressions when you index from 1.

I've actually found the opposite, though admittedly it doesn't come up often enough to be a major nuisance.

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