R

R is an open source programming language designed for statistical computing. It is freely available from The Comprehensive R Archive Network. RStudio is a free Integrated Development Environment that provides a more graphical interface for writing R programs. RStudio includes R. If you choose to use RStudio or the course you are taking requires it, then you do not need to separately download R itself.

• Where Available: PhD Server, Student Computer, RPC
• Source: http://cran.us.r-project.org
• Cost: Free
• Course: MS Business Analytics courses
• Platform: Windows, Mac
• Online Training: An interactive tutorial on basic to advanced R features is available within R itself. It is called Statistics With Interactive R Learning (SWIRL). More information about installing and using this feature can be found at http://swirlstats.com/students.html
  
• Installation Help: Information about installing and using R can be found at http://cran.rstudio.com/manuals.html