What is R mainly used for?
AnswerStatistical computing and data analysis
R was built for statistics, data analysis and graphics.
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R facts & stats
7 fact-checked facts about the R programming language for statistics and data analysis, each with the reason behind it. 5 more are in today's round and join this page after it closes.
The basics
Which assignment operator is most associated with R?
Answer<-
R users commonly assign values with the arrow operator <-.
Going deeper
Who created the R language?
AnswerRoss Ihaka and Robert Gentleman
Ihaka and Gentleman developed R at the University of Auckland.
R was developed as an implementation of which earlier statistical language?
AnswerS
R is largely based on the S language from Bell Labs.
At what number does indexing start in R?
Answer1
Unlike many languages, R vectors are indexed starting at 1.
Expert level
Which native pipe operator was added in R 4.1.0?
Answer|>
R 4.1.0 introduced |> as a built-in pipe.
How is a missing value represented in R?
AnswerNA
R uses NA to mark missing values.
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