R: A Language for Data Analysis and Graphics

1996/09/01 by Ross Ihaka, Robert Gentleman · 99 citations
Computer Science · #Data Analysis with R

paper · doi:10.1080/10618600.1996.10474713

openalex publication_date 1996/09/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/31

Abstract

In this article we discuss our experience designing and implementing a statistical computing language. In developing this new language, we sought to combine what we felt were useful features from two existing computer languages. We feel that the new language provides advantages in the areas of portability, computational efficiency, memory management, and scoping.

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