R is programming language and environment widely used for statistical analysis.
R is growing in popularity (according to IEEE rankings) and users appreciate the wide variety of packages that support academic research.The R language is also an open source project and the community that has grown up around it is associated with the movement towards more open science practices and reproducible research.
R has a steeper learning curve than some other statistical analysis tools, but fortunately there are a number of sources to look to for support.
R Studio is an integrated development environment for R.
Most of the computer labs on the seven campuses offer R/R Studio.
You can also use R on the second-floor public computers at the Claremont Colleges Library.
R and R Studio also are free for you to download on your personal machine.
You may download R from one of the R project mirror sites.
A free version of R Studio (the integrated development environment) from the project site.