haven
An R package for reading and writing SAS, SPSS, and Stata data files with tidyverse integration.
What is haven?
Haven is an R package designed to read and write data files from proprietary statistical software packages like SAS, SPSS, and Stata. It solves the problem of data interoperability by providing reliable import/export functions that preserve metadata such as value labels, missing values, and date formats. The package integrates with the tidyverse, outputting data as tibbles for consistent and efficient data manipulation in R.
Data analysts, statisticians, and researchers who work with data from SAS, SPSS, or Stata and need to analyze it in R. It's particularly useful for those in academic, government, or industry settings where multi-software workflows are common.
Developers choose Haven for its robust backend (ReadStat), tidyverse compatibility, and semantic accuracy in handling statistical data formats. It offers a more modern and reliable alternative to older R packages like 'foreign', with better support for newer file versions and enhanced metadata preservation.
Overview
Read SPSS, Stata and SAS files from R
Use Cases
Best For
- Importing SAS datasets for analysis in R
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