<p>I'd argue that this community are probably the best fit community to answer questions on R, Stata, SPSS, etc. but currently these are deemed "non-statistical questions" and closed.</p>

<p>These programs are pertinent tools for anyone doing serious statistics and navigating around them is an important part of statistics. You may argue they are the cornerstone of applied statistics.</p>

<p>I therefore ask why not allow statistical questions in which the user may be experiencing difficulties with their software.</p>
