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Developed byRoss Ihaka and Robert Gentleman
Maintained byR Core Team
Founded1993
LicenseGNU General Public License
Open source✓ Open Source
Use casestatistical computing and data analysis
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CRAN package repository
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Based onS programming language
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Avg confidence94%
Avg freshness100%
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R

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Programming language and environment for statistical computing and graphics

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pricing model

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free○UnverifiedHighFresh1

open source

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GNU General Public License○UnverifiedHighFresh1
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primary use case

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statistical computing and data analysis○UnverifiedHighFresh1
statistical computing and graphics○UnverifiedHighFresh1

developed by

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Ross Ihaka and Robert Gentleman○UnverifiedHighFresh1

maintained by

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R Core Team○UnverifiedHighFresh1

supports protocol

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CRAN package repository○UnverifiedHighFresh1

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RStudio○UnverifiedHighFresh1
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founded year

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1993○UnverifiedHighFresh1

based on

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S programming language○UnverifiedHighFresh1

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RStudioCC++SQL databasesPython

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