![]() ![]() There is more to see with the ESS package. It offers a lot of functionalities and will be suitable for the basic copy/paste activity described above. Emacs is a powerful tool (it’s difficult to say it is just an editor) for programmers and users dealing with text file. Well, install Emacs if it is not already present on your system, and you’re almost done. ![]() So, basically, let’s keep it simple and just use an R-aware text editor. However, R is a statistical language and offers a lot more interactivity, though that might hardly be reduced in a series of click and go actions. ![]() That may appear a crude way of working with R, especially for those used to statistical packages featuring a spreadsheet-view of the data and a lot of menus and buttons with which the user can interact. This allows to build efficient R code in an incremental fashion. A good editor might even provide syntax highlighting, parenthesis matching, and a way to send a selected portion of code to R directly. A simple yet efficient way to work with R consists in writing R code with your favorite text editor and sending it to the R console. ![]()
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