- R first appeared in 1996, when the statistics professors Robert Gentleman, left, and Ross Ihaka released the code as a free software package. * Sign...R first appeared in 1996, when the statistics professors Robert Gentleman, left, and Ross Ihaka released the code as a free software package. * Sign In to E-Mail or Save This * Print * Single Page * Reprints * Share o Linkedin o Digg o Facebook o Mixx o Yahoo! Buzz o Permalink Article Tools Sponsored By By ASHLEE VANCE Published: January 6, 2009


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