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Often it is not known what the statistics tool R actually is. R is a statistical programming language that has become more and more important in recent years.
What R is and what it is used for
R is a language specially developed for statistical analysis.
- R was developed in 1992 by Ross Ihaka and Robert Gentleman in Auckland.
- The core function of R is statistical analysis as well as visual representation.
- R is available as open source software.
- Open source software makes it possible for developers around the world to develop and provide packages for R.
- R is available for Windwos, Linux and MacOS.
- Since the interface of R is rather sparse, some developers have taken to it.
- These have developed more comfortable R editors such as RStudio.
RStudio
RStudio is one of the available R editors.
- It offers an integrated development environment and rounds it off with a graphical user interface.
- The application is available in both desktop and web versions.
- The software, released in 2011, is divided into four fields.
- In RStudio, existing scripts can also be opened and written to. This function facilitates collaboration enormously.
