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 instruction in this video.
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.
This ranking says it’s 11th most popular as of Jan 2022.
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.