r-app ☆

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Description:
Environment for statistical computing and graphics

Type: Cask | Latest Version: 4.6.1,sonoma@0 | Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025

Links: Homepage | @rstat | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Ai ml

Tags: statistics data-science r analytics visualization programming

Install: brew install --cask r-app

About:
R is a comprehensive environment for statistical computing and graphics. It provides a wide variety of statistical and graphical techniques, including linear and nonlinear modeling, classical statistical tests, time-series analysis, classification, and clustering. Its power is extended through a vast ecosystem of user-contributed packages available via CRAN.

Key Features:

Extensive statistical analysis and modeling capabilities
Powerful data visualization with ggplot2
Vast ecosystem of packages via CRAN
Object-oriented programming paradigms (S3, S4, R6)
Interoperability with other languages like C++ and Python

Use Cases:

Statistical analysis and hypothesis testing
Data visualization and exploratory data analysis
Machine learning model development and prototyping
Academic research and quantitative reporting

Alternatives:

Python – General-purpose language with strong data science libraries (Pandas, NumPy, SciPy).
Julia – High-performance scientific computing language with a growing data ecosystem.

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Aug 29, 2026 2:45pm	4.6.1,sonoma	0	VERSION_BUMP	5ef81553
Sep 15, 2025 1:02pm	4.2.3	0	VERSION_BUMP	bd70510f