Dr.

Sameer Rohadia
IT Trainer & Data Analyst
R is a …..

• Programming language
• Statistical package
• Open Source
• Interpreter
History of R Programming
• Createdby Ross Ihaka and Robert Gentleman, University of Auckland,
New Zealand

• 1st conceived in 1992

• 1st public announcement in 1993
• 1st release as open source software in 1995
• Formation of R Core Group and launch of CRAN in 1997
• Release of R version 1.0.0 in February 2000
• Current version: 4.0.5, released on 31st March 2021
CRAN: Comprehensive R Archive Network
Popularity of R Programming
Popular Programming Languages