R Language

Summary

Homepage: http://cran.r-project.org/bin/windows/base/

Installer: R-2.15.2-win.exe

License: GPLv2 License

R is a free software environment for statistical computing and graphics.

There is a great deal of built-in documentation. Please do explore the help options in the tool.

Installation Procedure

Start the Installer

Accept the License

Accept the Default Location

• We'll go ahead and install both versions, so Program Files is good enough

Accept both 32-bit and 64-bit

• We didn't study this program long enough to know if this will matter, so go ahead and

install both versions

Select Customized Install

• We want to make a small change, so we need to start the customized installer

Select Default Display Mode

Select HTML Help

Select Default Internet Library

Select Default Start Menu Location

Don't create the shortcuts

• These will rarely be used, and just end up being a distraction

Done