R is an interpreted computer programming language which was created by Ross Ihaka and Robert Gentleman at the University of Auckland, New Zealand”. It is a software environment used to analyze statistical information, graphical representation, reporting, and data modeling. R is the implementation of the S programming language, which is combined with lexical scoping semantics.

R is a programming language and open-source software environment widely used for statistical computing, data analysis, and graphical representation of data. It was created by Ross Ihaka and Robert Gentleman at the University of Auckland, New Zealand, and is currently maintained by the R Development Core Team. R provides a comprehensive set of statistical and graphical techniques and is extensible through various packages available in the Comprehensive R Archive Network (CRAN). It is commonly used by statisticians, data scientists, researchers, and analysts for tasks such as data manipulation, exploration, visualization, and statistical modeling.