1GETTING STARTED
R provides a wonderfully flexible programming environment favored by the many researchers who do some form of data analysis as part of their work. In this chapter, I’ll lay the groundwork for learning and using R, and I’ll cover the basics of installing R and certain other things useful to know before you begin.
1.1 Obtaining and Installing R from CRAN
R is available for Windows, OS X, and Linux/Unix platforms. You can find the main collection of R resources online at the Comprehensive R Archive Network (CRAN). If you go to the R project website at http://www.r-project.org/, you can navigate to your local CRAN mirror and download ...
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