What is R?

What is R?

R is a programming language and free software environment built specifically for statistical computing and graphics. It was created by Ross Ihaka and Robert Gentleman at the University of Auckland in 1993, drawing heavily on the S language developed earlier at Bell Labs. R is the tool of choice across data science, statistics, academic research, and bioinformatics, thanks to its enormous ecosystem of statistical packages and built-in plotting capabilities.

Note: R consistently ranks among the top languages for data analysis and statistics -- if your work involves interpreting data rather than just building software, R is often the fastest path to an answer.

Example: What is R?

print("Hello, World!")