R Installation
R is an open source language, so it is free to download and use. This language installation guide is also freely available on its official site.
To create R applications, first we need to download and install it. The R installable archive file is available on its official site for MacOS, Linux, and Windows.
The steps to install R on a Windows machine
First, download the latest copy of R suitable for your OS type either 32 bits or 64 bits from the CRAN (Comprehensive R Archive Network). As R is effectively being enhanced constantly, so new releases of R are frequently available.
Double click on R-3.5.1-win.exe, follow the instructions and make the all settings as default.
After installation, go to All Apps, you will see an icon for R name 'R x64 3.5.1' and 'R i386 3.5.1' in 64 bits OS and only 'R i386 3.5.1' in 32 bits OS.
Double-click the R icon, the R prompt looks like this -
It shows the successful installation of R on your machine.
