R is a programming language and software environment for statistical analysis and graphics. It was created by Ross Ihaka and Robert Gentleman in the early 1990s at the University of Auckland, New Zealand. Some key points:
- R can be used for statistical computing, machine learning, and data analysis. It is widely used among statisticians and data scientists.
- It runs on Windows, Mac OS, and Linux. The source code is published under the GNU GPL license.
- Popular companies like Facebook, Google, Microsoft, Uber and Airbnb use R for data analysis, machine learning, and statistical computing.
- R has a variety of data structures like vectors, matrices, arrays, lists