Connection to the R-Statistics Software

Extensive documentation on the R-Statistics Software is available here: www.r-project.org

What is R?

"R is a system for statistical computation and graphics. It consists of a language plus a run-time environment with graphics, a debugger, access to certain system functions, and the ability to run programs stored in script files." (from the R-FAQ)

Installation of R

For detailed information on how to install R, please refer to the R documentation, linked at the beginning of this topic.

Installation under Linux (Fedora Core 4):
> yum install R

Installation under Windows:
Download and execute the installer of R (e.g. R-2.2.0-win32.exe)

Please make sure, that the program folder of the R executable is placed in the path system variable, so that it may be directly executed, without specifying the program folder. Under Linux (and all other operating systems besides Windows), the R executable will be called by VANTED, under Windows the command Rcmd will be used.