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The table in the Milestones section show R version with format x.y, e.g. R 3.6. However, except for some of the historical releases, the formal version format is x.y.z, e.g. R 3.6.0. The dates associated with each entry appears to point to when the x.y.0 release was done. Should the 'Release' version be updated to use x.y.0 format?

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Maintenance Template - "too technical"

In response to this article's maintenance template, I have improved the lead section by making it understandable to non-experts, without removing any technical details. Is it appropriate to remove the maintenance template at this point? Pac Veten (talk) 18:14, 13 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Sounds fine to me, but I didn't post that "too technical" flag. I suggest waiting 24 hours to give whoever set that flag to respond. If no reply by 24 hours from now, it should be appropriate to remove it. DavidMCEddy (talk) 18:26, 13 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Done Pac Veten (talk) 01:26, 15 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

This article sounds like an advertisement for the tidyverse package…

I think apart from a link in the see also all references to todyverse should be removed. Even though it's useful and popular R goes far beyond a single package. The article should be about how it compares to other languages/tools used for data visualisation, not to promote some package. 2A02:3035:B63:25FC:20BF:320B:71D7:6A85 (talk) 11:20, 12 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Mobile availability

There are multiple scholar sources showing that; no need for them to be reputably peer-reviewed since that's like citing that the sky is blue. UfzO (talk) 20:21, 12 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Added more:

Conor I., Anderson (2018-07-08). "Installing R on Android via Termux". Conor I. Anderson. Retrieved 2025-12-12.
Quintana Denis, José Armando (2025). "Análisis de datos en R utilizando Google Colab". Escuela Politécnica Superior. Universidad de Alcalá.
Hewitt, Christopher (2024-04-01). "Exploring Canadian Geospatial Data with GeoPandas in Colab Notebooks". Bulletin - Association of Canadian Map Libraries and Archives (ACMLA) (173): 14–17. doi:10.15353/acmla.n173.5671. ISSN 2561-2263.
Poolman, Toryn M.; Townsend-Nicholson, Andrea; Cain, Amanda (2022). "Teaching genomics to life science undergraduates using cloud computing platforms with open datasets". Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education. 50 (5): 446–449. doi:10.1002/bmb.21646. ISSN 1539-3429. PMC 9804627. PMID 35972192.
Nurdin, Naufal Muharam. "Development of blood hemoglobin level early detection device based on a noninvasive optical platform". Heliyon. doi:10.1016/J.HELIYON.2022.E11260.
"Analisis Pola Asosiasi Penjualan Produk Ritel dengan Platform Google Colab". journal.ibrahimy.ac.id. doi:10.35316/justify.v3i1.5569. Retrieved 2025-12-12.

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Filho, Jefferson Santana; Marynowski, João Eugenio; Feger, José Elmar (2025-11-27). "Análise Comparativa de Plataformas em Nuvem paraAnálise de Dados Turísticos por Não-Desenvolvedores". Revista de Sistemas e Computação - RSC (in Portuguese). 15 (2).
Шапуров, о.о.; Коваленко, о.в.; Стоєв, в.л. (2024-11-25). "ПРОГНОЗУВАННЯ ІНДИКАТОРІВ СТАЛОГО РОЗВИТКУ НА ОСНОВІ ІНСТРУМЕНТІВ ЦИФРОВІЗАЦІЇ". Цифрова економіка та економічна безпека (6 (15)): 184–192. doi:10.32782/dees.15-29. ISSN 2786-541X.
Drin, Svitlana; Reznichenko, Yehor (2022-12-28). "A Model of a System of Simultaneous Equations with a Lag Effect for Estimating the Quality of an Advertising Campaign". Могилянський математичний журнал. 5: 33–37. doi:10.18523/2617-70805202233-37. ISSN 2663-0648.
Pavlinić, Tin. Alternativni delovni zvezki za Python in druge programske jezike (thesis thesis).
Nugraha, Rizki; Iskandar; Vidyaningtyas, Hurianti (2024-07). "User Clustering Using Modified K-means in PD-NOMA". 2024 10th International Conference on Wireless and Telematics (ICWT): 1–10. doi:10.1109/ICWT62080.2024.10674735. {{cite journal}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
Powell, Makia S.; Drozdenko, Benjamin M. (2024). "SSOLV: Real-Time AI/ML-Based Cybersecurity via Statistical Analysis". IEEE Access. 12: 114786–114794. doi:10.1109/ACCESS.2024.3444703. ISSN 2169-3536.
Miftahul Arifin; Fauzi Helmi; Alamsyah, Dafiq Fajri (2024-08-13). "ANALISIS POLA ASOSIASI PENJUALAN PRODUK RITEL DENGAN PLATFORM GOOGLE COLAB". JUSTIFY : Jurnal Sistem Informasi Ibrahimy. 3 (1): 74–85. doi:10.35316/justify.v3i1.5569. ISSN 2962-3642.
Розум, М. В.; Борщенко, В. О.; Лабунський, М. В. (2024-11-25). "Overview of software tools for data analysis". Розвиток методів управління та господарювання на транспорті. 4 (89): 192–211. doi:10.31375/2226-1915-2024-4-192-211. ISSN 2415-3893.
Rihastuti, Siti; Rosyidi, Afnan; Handoko, Handoko (2024). "Implementasi K-Nearest Neighbours Dengan Google Collab Untuk Klasifikasi Penyakit Kanker Payudara". Jurnal Teknologi Informasi. 10 (2): 79–85. doi:10.52643/jti.v10i2.5223. ISSN 2623-1700.
Розум, М. В.; Борщенко, В. О.; Лабунський, М. В. (2024-11-25). "Overview of software tools for data analysis". Розвиток методів управління та господарювання на транспорті. 4 (89): 192–211. doi:10.31375/2226-1915-2024-4-192-211. ISSN 2415-3893.

UfzO (talk) 20:33, 12 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]