R Program

An R Program is a software program composed of R statements (written in the R programming language) that can be accepted by an R interpreter.

• Context:
  • It can be executed by an R Distribution.
  • It can make use of an R Package.
  • It can make use of an R Variable.
  • It can make use of an R Data Structure.
  • It can make use of an R Function, such as a R Built-in Function.
  • It can be executed from a shell command line by R --slave < program.R
• Example(s):
  • R Coding Example.
  • helloWorld.R.
  • pointStats.R.
  • …
• Counter-Example(s):
  • an R Interactive Session.
  • a SAS Program.
  • a MATLAB Program.
  • an R Interactive Session.
  • a Python Program.
  • a Perl Program.
• See: R Scripting Interface.

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References

2007

• Ajay Shah. "R by example." http://www.mayin.org/ajayshah/KB/R/index.html
  • http://www.mayin.org/ajayshah/KB/R/allexamples.tar.bz2

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