A language built for statistics, data analysis and visualization.
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What is R
A language built for statistics, data analysis and visualization.
GitHub Linguist classifies R as a programming language, typically using extensions such as .r, .rd, .rsx.
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A language built for statistics, data analysis and visualization.
Common extensions include .r, .rd, .rsx.
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