Programming languages Python and R are often pitted against each other over which is best for data science and analysis. Both are popular, although Python appears to be much more widely used, at ...

All programming languages have their proponents, but not all are equally equipped with libraries for data science and machine learning. (Image: Igor Stevanovic, Getty Images/iStockphoto) ...

R is a programming language & software environment used by statisticians & data miners. RStudio is an integrated development environment for R.

The R programming language is quickly gaining popular ground against the traditional statistics packages such as SPSS, SAS and MATLAB, at least according to one data statistician who teaches the ...

Why The R Programming Language Is Good For Business Thanks to one company, the same code that is revolutionizing the scientific community is now moving up the ranks of the business world.

Microsoft acquires Revolution Analytics, a commercial provider of services for the open source R programming language for statistical computing and predictive analytics.

Interest in the open source R language keeps rising, making it the candidate for TIOBE's programming language of the year.