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Chapter 1: Introduction to R

programming language
Introduction
R is a programming language and environment for statistical computing and graphics, developed
as part of the GNU project. It is based on the S language, with similarities but notable
differences. R provides a broad range of statistical techniques such as linear and nonlinear
modeling, time-series analysis, and classification. It also excels in generating high-quality,
publication-ready graphical outputs, including mathematical symbols.

R is available under the GNU General Public License and runs on various platforms, including
UNIX, Windows, and MacOS. The environment includes tools for data manipulation,
calculation, and graphical display, with a programming language that supports conditionals,
loops, and user-defined functions. Users can extend R's functionality by adding new functions or
using C, C++, or Fortran code for more computationally-intensive tasks.

R is often seen as a statistical system, but it is better described as an environment for


implementing statistical methods. It can be extended through packages, with many available on
CRAN. Documentation in a LaTeX-like format is available in both online and hardcopy
versions.

History
R was created in the early 1990s by University of Auckland
statisticians Ross Ihaka and Robert Gentleman. Ihaka and
Gentleman, both then statistics professors at the New Zealand
university, saw what Ihaka called a “common need for a better
software environment” in their computer science laboratories.

Installation:

We can download R from this mirror https://mirror.niser.ac.in/cran/

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