

This returns a matrix with a row for each What packages are available?Īvailable R packages is constantly growing. Instead of checking the entire list of installed packages, we can do theĬan be removed using remove.packages(" "). Let’s say we want to check if we have installed the package "boot". Sometimes, you might want to know if you have already installed a specific Load it with the library command, i.e., library(car). Before using the commands from this package, the user will have to If Priority is NA, then the package was installed by the user, but.Will have to load it with the library command, e.g. Before using the commands from this package, the user If Priority is "recommended", then the package was installed withīase R, but not loaded.

If Priority is "base", then the package is already installedĪll of its functions are available upon opening R.Priority column indicates what is needed to use functions from the package. The Package column gives the name of the package and the

Below, we look at the first 5 rows of this matrix. This will return a matrix with a row for each package that has been To see what packages are installed, use the installed.packages()Ĭommand. Here are some basic commands for managing R Performing data analysis will quickly exhaust the capabilities of base R and Version of R that is downloaded allows the user to get started in R, but anyone R is a statistical software made up of many user-written packages.
