If you are using UA’s computer lab, then R and R-Studio is alreay installed.
If you want to install R and R-studio into your home computer or
laptop, follow the link below. It is completely free.
Go to R project page and download R. When asked for CRAN Mirrors, you can scroll down and select Case Western. Follow the prompt according to your operation system (Windows, Mac, Linux).
Go to Rstudio-Desktop
Click on “Download Rstudio”, and select IDE based on your platform.
You can google “R”, or click here to go to R Project Website. Click CRAN on the left, then scroll down to choose USA: Case Western Mirror Site.
R is available for PC, Mac or Linux.
Along with Python, R is the one of the major language in Machine Learning/Data Science.
It is the leading software for Statistical Analysis Software, along with SAS and JMP, which are not free.
R-studio is wrap-around built over R, and makes R interface look more like Matlab. You can also download and install R-studio for free.
You are free to use R-studio, but all in-class demo will be done on R.
R and Python are two major language used in today’s Statistics / Data Science scene. Article1 Article2 You can google “R vs Python” to read more about the current state of the two languages.
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