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foreign (version 0.6-8)
Read data stored by Minitab, S, SAS, SPSS, Stata, ...
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Functions for reading and writing data stored by statistical packages such as Minitab, S, SAS, SPSS, Stata, ...
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Install
install.packages('foreign')
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0.6-8
License
GPL version 2 or later
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R-core R-core@R-project.org
Last Published
January 29th, 2026
Functions in foreign (0.6-8)
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write.dta
Write files in Stata binary format
read.mtp
Read a Minitab Portable Worksheet
S3 read functions
Read an S3 Binary File
lookup.xport
Lookup information on a SAS XPORT format library
read.spss
Read an SPSS data file
read.ssd
obtain a data frame from a SAS permanent dataset, via read.xport
read.xport
Read a SAS XPORT format library
read.epiinfo
Read Epi Info data files
read.dta
Read Stata binary files