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R has many powerful, free features, but some tasks are easier in Matlab. If you’re a Matlab user who wants to leverage R’s capabilities without rewriting routines, there’s a simple solution: run R code directly from Matlab. Here’s how: Install a working version of R on your Mac. Save your R commands to a text file using Word or another text editor. Access R through the Unix interface in Matlab and execute the file as a batch command. Save any output—like matrices or statistics—directly from the R code. Retrieve results back in Matlab for further use. The Matlab code is simple enough that I didn’t bundle it into a function, but it’s a time-saver and might help others.