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About Summary: R is a programming language and software environment for statistical computing and graphics. In other words: It is a very useful computer program for statisticians! Latest Version: 2.10.0 (Released 26th October 2009, Changelog: http://cran.r-project.org/src/base/NEWS) How Much Does It Cost? Nothing! It is free, as it is open source. For more info, please see the Wikipedia article about R. How To Download R ▼ R is open-source (free) and can be obtained by doing the following: Go to this website -> http://www.r-project.org/ Select CRAN (on the left). Choose the mirror closest to you. Select your operating system (The picture below will tell you what operating system you have). For Windows: Click base and then the link "Download R…". If you are using a Mac then select the first dmg file. For Linux it is a little more tricky but instructions are given. Your operating system: If you have any problems, please do not hesitate to ask in the forum. Screenshots Poll No poll at the moment.

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