Installation

For most users, it is recommended to download the current stable release from https://cloud.r-project.org/.

Some developers might wish to use a different version, or to switch between versions. For this, the rvenv package can be useful.

R is also available for use in Brown's Computing Environments:

  • Oscar (for high-performance computing)

  • Stronghold (for secure computing)

macOS

  1. Download and install the latest version of The R Project for Statistical computing for macOS here.

  2. For an integrated development environment (IDE) / graphical interface, you can also download and install R Studio from here.

Windows

  1. Download and install the latest version of The R Project for Statistical computing for Windows here.

  2. For an integrated development environment (IDE) / graphical interface, you can also download and install R Studio from here.

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