I'm a master's student from Romania working on a couple of articles in applied math related to economics and econometrics. I've been using R for my calculations, estimations, and plotting, but I'm running into issues with hypergeometric functions. I need to switch to another programming language that can handle statistics and special functions better. I have limited experience with coding—mostly in R and a bit of C++ from high school. What alternatives would you suggest I try?
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Python with SciPy is your best bet for a smooth transition. The SciPy.special module is really powerful when it comes to hypergeometric and related functions, and you'll find the plotting and estimation greatly resembles R. If you run into performance issues later, you can rewrite some parts in Cython or Numba without losing Python's convenience.
A lot of people recommend switching to Python, especially with the SciPy library. It's a solid choice and has all the statistical tools you might need, including hypergeometric distribution and functions.
Thanks for the tip! Sounds promising. I'll definitely check out Python.