Overview of the R Programming Environment, Installations, and Basic Syntax
Khameel Bayo Mustapha · 2018
Originally designed for statistical computations and visualization, R is an open-source software environment that has gained reputation for intensive data analyses. But the expected to change as more and more practitioners get familiar with the status of R as a general-purpose programming language with top-notch supports for a wide range of computational tasks. As a matured integrated development environment, RStudio facilitates an effective venturing into the world of R programming. With the RStudio installed, invoking it is as simple as double-clicking the RStudio icon via the desktop, or clicking its icon from the Start menu. RStudio is a part of the affiliated projects of the Foundation for Open Access Statistics, and it can be downloaded for free from the RStudio website. Once installed, clicking the RStudio icon either from the Window&s;s Start menu or desktop shortcut opens the interface. A specific package can be installed, provided a system is connected to the Internet.