R Markdown

Definitions

1. A document format that combines Markdown text with embedded R code chunks, enabling reproducible reports, presentations, and dashboards. When rendered (knitted), code executes and its output — tables, charts, statistics — is woven into the final document. Superseded by Quarto for polyglot workflows.

   In plain English: A document format that mixes written explanations with live R code, so when you render it, the code runs and produces charts and tables right inside the document.

   Example: "The weekly report is an R Markdown file — one click re-runs all the analyses and regenerates the PDF with fresh data."

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• CRAN
• DataFrame
• ggplot
• Matrix
• Shiny
• Tidyverse
• R Package
• Sample