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title: "Software and Support"
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## NlsyLinks and Examples for R
The [`NlsyLinks`](https://nlsy-links.github.io/NlsyLinks/) [R](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R_%28programming_language%29) package contains utilities and kinship information for behavior genetics and developmental research using the [NLSY](https://www.nlsinfo.org/). The development (and directions for installing it) are located in a [GitHub](https://github.com/nlsy-links/NlsyLinks) repository.
For beginners, the most helpful documents are:
* [Package documentation](https://nlsy-links.github.io/NlsyLinks/)
* [Vignette of estimating ACE models with the NlsyLinks package](https://nlsy-links.github.io/NlsyLinks/articles/nlsy-ace.html)
* [Vignette for extracting NLSY data](https://nlsy-links.github.io/NlsyLinks/articles/nls-investigator.html)
* [NlsyLinks FAQ](https://nlsy-links.github.io/NlsyLinks/articles/faq.html)
[](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.12519) Package DOI
[](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.12425) Website DOI
***
## Examples for [SAS](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SAS_%28software%29)
Because the links are distributed in a variety of file formats (including as non-proprietary CSVs), the are accessible by all statistical software. The NLSY and BG concepts and basic programming are fairly consistent across languages, so the R examples should be roughly translatable into different statistical platforms.
Here's a SAS example that covers the basics. If you have a need for a different example, or a different language, feel free to request it in the ['Other Software' section in our forums](https://r-forge.r-project.org/forum/forum.php?forum_id=4316&group_id=1330). We would like to know what examples of platforms are the most useful to the potential users of the links.
* [SAS Example](https://github.com/nlsy-links/NlsyLinks/blob/master/utility/sas-example/sas-example.md)
***
## NlsyLinksDetermination in C\#
The [`NlsyLinksDetermination` repository](https://github.com/nlsy-links/nlsy-links-determination-2017) contains the [C#](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C_Sharp_%28programming_language%29) code that manipulates the NLSY data to produce the relatedness values. If you're only interested in the R package (and not how the relatedness coefficients were determined), then please see the [`NlsyLinks`](https://nlsy-links.github.io/NlsyLinks/articles/software-and-support.html#nlsylinks-and-examples-for-r) package described above.
[](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.12518) Algorithm DOI
***
## Support Forums
Our [support forums](https://r-forge.r-project.org/forum/?group_id=1330) are intended to cover all aspects of this project, not just software. The top-level forums are:
* [Open Discussion](https://r-forge.r-project.org/forum/forum.php?forum_id=4266&group_id=1330): General discussion
* [Package Development](https://r-forge.r-project.org/forum/forum.php?forum_id=4268&group_id=1330): Discussion & questions about *developing* the [NlsyLinks](https://nlsy-links.github.io/NlsyLinks/) package
* [Applied Research](https://r-forge.r-project.org/forum/forum.php?forum_id=4314&group_id=1330): BG and other applied research, including downloading kinship links
* [Package Usage](https://r-forge.r-project.org/forum/forum.php?forum_id=4315&group_id=1330): Discussion & questions about *using* the [NlsyLinks](https://nlsy-links.github.io/NlsyLinks/) package
* [Other Software](https://r-forge.r-project.org/forum/forum.php?forum_id=4316&group_id=1330): Discussion of using the links in SAS, Mplus, OpenMx, etc