R is an open source programming language especially designed for manipulating data and performing statistical analysis. It is very similar to SAS Enterprise Guide except: R is a programming language.

This is why I’ve long argued that BASIC is the most consequential language in the history of computing. It’s a language for noobs, sure, but back then most everyone was a noob.

Interest in the open source R language keeps rising, making it the candidate for TIOBE's programming language of the year.

This paper reviews some programming techniques in R that have proved useful, particularly for substantial projects. These include several versions of object-oriented programming, used in a large ...

In January – April 2024, the Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) will offer a pilot workshop, provisionally titled “R Bootcamp”, to teach basic R programming skills to 1st-year MPH students before they ...

Statistical programming language R has fallen off Tiobe index's list of the 20 most popular languages, having spent three years in the top tier.