TY - JOUR AU - Pemstein, Daniel AU - Quinn, Kevin M. AU - Martin, Andrew D. PY - 2011/06/14 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - The Scythe Statistical Library: An Open Source C++ Library for Statistical Computation JF - Journal of Statistical Software JA - J. Stat. Soft. VL - 42 IS - 12 SE - Articles DO - 10.18637/jss.v042.i12 UR - https://www.jstatsoft.org/index.php/jss/article/view/v042i12 SP - 1 - 26 AB - The <b>Scythe</b> Statistical Library is an open source C++ library for statistical computation. It includes a suite of matrix manipulation functions, a suite of pseudo-random number generators, and a suite of numerical optimization routines. Programs written using <b>Scythe</b> are generally much faster than those written in commonly used interpreted languages, such as R and proglang{MATLAB}; and can be compiled on any system with the GNU GCC compiler (and perhaps with other C++ compilers). One of the primary design goals of the <b>Scythe</b> developers has been ease of use for non-expert C++ programmers. Ease of use is provided through three primary mechanisms: (1) operator and function over-loading, (2) numerous pre-fabricated utility functions, and (3) clear documentation and example programs. Additionally, <b>Scythe</b> is quite flexible and entirely extensible because the source code is available to all users under the GNU General Public License. ER -