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Re:Why do we use R rather than Excel? by tssva on Sunday July 11, 2021 @01:50PM (#27803022)
That is how spreadsheets work. Try Libreoffice or Google Sheets. You will find they operate the same. Spreadsheets format all cells as a generic type where the value entered to it is gets assigned a more specific type by the spreadsheet application. If you want to insure that the value you entered is interpreted as a specific type you need to identify that to the spreadsheet application prior to entering the value.
Re:Why do we use R rather than Excel? by dendriti on Monday July 12, 2021 @03:49AM (#27808051)
I was responding to the claim that Excel "doesn't alter data without being asked either." I guess it does, and it should?