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1 Description 1.1 Features 1.2 Frequently Asked Questions 1.3 Online Support Forums 1.4 Documentation 1.5 Mailing Lists 1.6 Screenshot 1.7 Links and Examples

Description

R (http://www.r-project.org/) is an integrated suite of facilities for data manipulation, calculation and graphical display focusing on statistical analysis. R is more than just a statistical analysis tool; rather it is a complete programming environment which teaches statistical analysis. Much of the R suite is - itself - written in R.

Features

R has

• an effective data handling and storage facility,
• a suite of operators for calculations on arrays, in particular matrices,
• a large, coherent, integrated collection of intermediate tools for data analysis,
• graphical facilities for data analysis and display either on-screen or on hardcopy, and
• a well-developed, simple and effective programming language which includes conditionals, loops, user-defined recursive functions and input and output facilities.

Frequently Asked Questions

Find the R FAQ here (http://cran.r-project.org/doc/FAQ/R-FAQ.html)

Online Support Forums

The Comprehensive R Archive Network or CRAN (http://cran.r-project.org/) provides an enormous library of existing work to draw on.

Documentation

• The R wiki (http://wiki.r-project.org/rwiki/doku.php)
• The R manuals (http://cran.r-project.org/manuals.html) in HTML or PDF.

Mailing Lists

Main R signup page is here (http://www.r-project.org/mail.html).

Lists include:

• R-announce
• R-packages
• R-help
• R-devel
• A number of special interest group (SIG) lists.

Screenshot

• R home page (http://www.r-project.org/)
• R screenshots page (http://www.r-project.org/screenshots/screenshots.html)

Links and Examples

• R at Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R_(programming_language))