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R Get Started

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Summary

This lesson guides the installation of the R interpreter from CRAN and the use of the R interactive interface. Developers are taught how to run commands directly on the R console prompt (symbol '>') as well as how to execute the .R extended file script using the Rscript command.

Key points

R can be downloaded for free for Windows, macOS, and Linux from the CRAN website
The console prompt R is marked with a larger symbol ('>')
The R file script is stored with the extension '.R'
Scripts can be executed from the terminal using the 'Rscript nama_file.R' command

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