What is R?

R is a general purpose programming language. If you’ve heard about Python, Ruby, C, or JavaScript, R can do anything any of those languages can do. The advantage that R has over these languages is that R is specifically designed for working with data.

Installing R

R is as easy to install as a web browser. You can install the latest version of R from here. After you download and install R you should also install RStudio, which is a computer program that will help you write R code. You can download RStudio here.