Why R programming?

Question

Can anyone tell me why to learn R programming?

Answer 1

There are various programming languages that are used in the IT industry to develop software. However, to compete in this highly advanced era in terms of technology, companies require to analyze business data to extract useful insights. To do so, there are three widely used tools, Python, R, and SAS. Generally, most of the companies use R or Python as they are free and open-source programming languages. SAS, on the other hand, is a less popular tool for statistical analysis as companies would have to pay for using its services. Since R is specifically designed for statistical analysis and consists of various graphical libraries to visualize data, it is a preferred choice of every statistician and Data Scientist.

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