Quick answer: R Commander is a point and click graphical interface for R, built as a package called Rcmdr. To install it on Windows, open R, type install.packages(‘Rcmdr’) in the console and press Enter, choose a mirror if asked, then load it with library(Rcmdr). R Commander opens with menus for data, statistics, and graphs.
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Learn how to install R Commander Windows with these easy 2 mins tutorials. You can also follow the easy steps to install R Commander MAC and Linux.
Method 1: CLI Method of Installing R Commander in Windows, MAC and Linux
Step 1: Install R Programming Language prior to Installing R Commander. Learn how to install R Programming Language.
Step 2: Alternatively, you can also install R Studio alongside R Programming and install R Commander via R Studio. Learn how to install R Studio.
Step 3: Open R Programming or R Studio in your system and in the R Script Windows type in the following code.
install.packages("Rcmdr", dependencies = TRUE)
library(Rcmdr)
Step 4: In the Console Window you can find that package “Rcmdr” successfully unpacked and md5 sums checked
Step 5: R Commander Successfully Installed and Loaded
Step 6: You can find a new R Commander window opening alongside R Studio or R Programming Language
We have successfully installed R Commander in Windows using CLI or a command-line interface.
Method 2: Install R Commander Windows, Mac and Linux using GUI method in R Studio
Step 1: Open R Studio in your System. Click on Tools menu and select Install Packages Menu Item.
Step 2: It will open a popup window where you can type the R Commander Package name “Rcmdr”
Step 3: After selecting Click Install Rcmdr
Step 4: We can observe that the R Commander Package is getting installed in Console
Step 5: In the R Studio Packages Section, you can find Rcmdr has been successfully installed. Now you can check the checkbox against Rcmdr
Step 6: We have successfully installed R Commander using the GUI method in R Studio
Now that you have learnt how to install R Commander windows. If you wish to learn R Programming, check our R Programming Course from Ampersand Academy.
Official documentation
For the full reference behind this guide, read the R Commander package page on CRAN. It is the source the details above are drawn from, and the first place to check when an option or attribute name changes.
Frequently asked questions
What is R Commander used for?
It is a graphical menu interface for R, letting beginners import data, run common statistical tests, and make graphs without writing code.
How do I install R Commander on Windows?
Open RStudio or plain R, run install.packages(‘Rcmdr’) in the console, select a CRAN mirror when prompted, and wait for the download to finish.
Do I need RStudio to run R Commander?
No. Rcmdr runs in any R session, including the basic R console or RStudio, as long as the package is installed and loaded first.
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