R is a programming language designed for statistical analysis and graphics. Since R has been around since 1992, it has developed a large community and has over [13 thousand packages](https://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/) publicly available. What is really cool about R is that it is an open source [GNU](http://www.gnu.org/) project. # Why Use R # R Syntax # R Markdown # Resources - [R for Data Science(Online Book)](https://r4ds.had.co.nz/) - [R Studio](https://www.rstudio.com/) - [R Official Website](https://www.r-project.org/)