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title: R
description: R is a programming language and software specifically designed for statistical computing and graphics. It is widely used for quantitative data analysis, statistical modeling, and visualization. 
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# R

R is a programming language and software specifically designed for statistical computing and graphics. It is widely used for quantitative data analysis, statistical modeling, and visualization. 

Some notable features of R for quantitative data analytics and visualization include:

- Open source: R is an open-source software. Its source code is available for users to view, modify, and distribute freely.
- Statistical analysis: R provides a vast array of statistical techniques, including descriptive statistics, hypothesis testing, regression analysis, time-series analysis, clustering, and machine learning algorithms. 
- Data visualization: R excels in data visualization with packages like ggplot2, lattice, and others. These packages allow users to create high-quality plots, charts, and graphs visually representing complex data patterns and trends.
- Data manipulation and transformation: Users can reshape datasets, merge and aggregate data, and perform a variety of data wrangling tasks using packages such as dplyr and tidyr.
- Programming flexibility: R is a programming language with a syntax that allows users to write scripts and functions for customized analyses. This makes it a powerful tool for those who want more control and flexibility in their data analysis workflows.
- Integration with other tools: R can be integrated with other software tools and databases, allowing for a seamless workflow. It is often used with tools like RStudio, a popular integrated development environment (IDE) for R, to enhance the coding and visualization experience.

## List of recommended resources

### For a broad overview

[Comparative Study of Big data Analytics Tools: R and Tableau](https://www.researchgate.net/publication/321483078_Comparative_Study_of_Big_data_Analytics_Tools_R_and_Tableau)

This paper, by C. Rajeswari, Dyuti Basu and Namita Maurya, does a comparative analysis of the two popular data analytics tools: Tableau and R. 

[Data Visualization Using R for Researchers Who Do Not Use R](https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/25152459221074654)

This research article by Emily Nordmann, Phil McAleer and Lisa M. DeBruine provides a practical introduction to data visualization using R specifically aimed at researchers who have little to no prior experience of using R.

[Resource: The R Graph Gallery](https://r-graph-gallery.com/index.html)

This database contains a collection of charts made using the R programming language. 

### For in depth understanding

[Data Visualisation with R: 100 Examples](https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-319-49751-8)

This book by Thomas Rahlf gives a comprehensive introduction to creating presentation graphics with R. It includes step-by-step explanations of the programming of figures based on real data as well as the complete code of 100 examples from different fields. 

[R for Data Science: Import, Tidy, Transform, Visualize, and Model Data](https://r4ds.hadley.nz/)

This book by Hadley Wickham, Mine Cetinkaya-Rundel & Garrett Grolemund gives a practicum of skills for data science. It teaches the grammar of graphics, literate programming, and reproducible research to save time. 

### Case study 

[Basic Data Visualization in R and Python](https://bar.rady.ucsd.edu/Viz1.html)

Case Study: New York Taxi Cabs - This case study uses ggplot2 library of R programming language to plot data containing information on every single trip taken with a yellow New York City taxi cab in the month of June, 2015.

[Data visualization with the programming language R](https://www.researchgate.net/publication/354993237_Data_visualization_with_the_programming_language_R)

This article by Paul Brennan uses the programming language R for reproducible data visualizations. 

### References

[Data Science with R: Getting Started ](https://www.simplilearn.com/tutorials/data-science-tutorial/data-science-with-r)

[Introduction to Data Visualization in R](https://ladal.edu.au/introviz.html)