Overview
R is a language and environment for statistical computing and graphics. It is a GNU project which is similar to the S language and environment which was developed at Bell Laboratories (formerly AT&T, now Lucent Technologies) by John Chambers and colleagues. R can be considered as a different implementation of S. There are some important differences, but much code written for S runs unaltered under R.
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Product Details
System Requirements
R requires the Windows operating system.
Licensing & Cost Information
This software is freely available from the publisher. Freely available refers to software which is legally available for no monetary cost to the college or individual. Note that there may still be usage limitations (such as personal use only) set down by the license agreement.
Regardless of licensing, please place all requests for software through ITS (see below). This way, the college may be able to save significant amounts of money by including the additional license(s) under existing agreements.
If you would like to request a copy of this software, please see these instructions|#SWRequest|||||\ below.
Usage Restrictions
This section should remain the the form of three questions and the statement on "non-commercial" use.
- Can I use R for research? Yes, but click here for compliance and validation issues
- Is R limited to educational use? No
- Is R available for personal use? Yes
- This software is for non-commercial use only.
To learn more about the variety of software usage limitations which we are working with on campus, please click here.
Home Use
You can install R for your personal use and even continue to use it after you leave Carleton.
Where Can I Find R?
R is available on the Windows side in all refreshing labs and classrooms. For a complete list, click here pending LabStats.
How Do I Request R?
Labs and Classrooms
To request this software be installed on a refreshing lab/classroom contact either Rapid Response or Student Computing.
College Owned Equipment
You can install R on college owned equipment by downloading it from here.
Personal Machines
You can install R on your personal machine by downloading it from here. It is also available for college owned computers via KBOX.