R is a free software environment for statistical computation and graphics, analysis and debugging.
R is open source and includes a number of tools for data calculation, manipulation, and graphical display. R includes its language, a graphical runtime environment, a debugger, system functions, and the ability to run programs stored in script files and complies with several operating systems, including Windows Mac and Linux.
Scripts, in a basic description, are text files with groups of commands that R can execute. For a primer o that, check out
It is often used to create statistical software and for data analysis by statisticians, data engineers, and data analysts.