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 What is the meaning behind the term’s statistics? And analytics?

According to the dictionary, Statistics are pieces of numerical data. Statistics, as the discipline, refers to collecting proportions of data and using that collected data to make mathematically supported inferences about the whole. Analytics refers to the systematic computational processes of making those mathematically supported inferences.

What is R programming language?
The R programming language is the programming language used in RStudio. It is specifically used for statistical computation and data visualization. R is an open-source and free programming language that has been adopted by many industries outside of Statistics.