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    R

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    Definition

    R is a free, open-source programming language and software environment that can be used to conduct statistical analyses and plot data. R was created by Ross Ihaka and Robert Gentleman at the University of Auckland. R enables authors to share reproducible analysis scripts, which increases the transparency of a study. Often, R is used in conjunction with an integrated development environment (IDE) which simplifies working with the language, for example RStudio or Visual Studio Code, or Tinn-R .

    Related terms: Open-source, Statistical analysis

    References:

    • R Project for Statistical Computing. (n.d.). R: The R Project for Statistical Computing. R Project. https://www.r-project.org/
    • R Core Team. (2020). R: A language and environment for statistical computing. R Foundation for Statistical Computing. https://www.R-project.org/

    Originally drafted by: Lisa Spitzer

    Reviewed by: Bradley Baker, Alexander Hart, Joanne McCuaig, Andrew J. Stewart

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