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# Page 4 - Reviews of RStudio Desktop

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SW

Sachini W.  
Temporary Instructor  
Education Management  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Review about using RStudio"

September 25, 2020

5.0

It's a great software which generate outputs very easily using a coding system.And also it includes thousands of useful packages.

Pros

We can generate coding out put to a word,html or pdf using knit function

Cons

Installation of packages depend on the version of the software.so it's difficult to install packages easily

Review Source

VM

Valeria M.  
Docente  
Primary/Secondary Education  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Mi experiencia con RStudio"

October 28, 2022

5.0

Muy buena. Trabajo en la cátedra de estadística y es la herramienta más utilizada.

Pros

Su gran utilidad. Posee características sobresalientes, permite realizar una amplia gama de análisis.

Cons

La curva de aprendizaje es lenta. La ayuda que proporciona sobre ciertas funciones no es del todo clara a veces.

Review Source

MF

Martin F.  
PhD Candidate  
Education Management  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Best stats program around"

December 3, 2019

5.0

Great software that has made the use of R for stats way easier.

Pros

I like that makes R language a bit more intuitive, since it has built-in functionalities that operate in that language, making it more accesible.

Cons

I wish it had more built-in processes, so to make the use of R easier across the board. Sometimes, I find it difficult to find which code to use.

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SV

SIDHAN V.  
Research scholar  
Civil Engineering  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "RSTUDIO : The User Friendly Software"

February 17, 2021

4.0

Pros

The product is very user friendly. From a Hydrologist point of view, RSTUDIO has the capabilities to satisfy all the necessary needs like data processing, analyzing trends, Finding the correlation and also the wide variety of packages are the main attraction. Any latest developed data analysis tools are being made available very soon.

Cons

Graphical representation is one of the difficult things to handle in this compared to other software's like MATLAB, PYTHON. Although GGPLOT package provides a lot of features for graphical representations, it is very difficult to handle.

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Assistant director marketing and sales  
Defense & Space  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "A GUI interface for data manipulation and visualisation"

April 28, 2021

5.0

Rstudio has been really helpful for beginners with R to easily manipulate and vizualise data

Pros

Rstudio is absolutely necessary for anyone discovering R. Its user-friendly interface really helps anyone to create functions, visualize data through tables and charts and export the output.

Cons

Rstudio can be very confusing at times, and as a code editor, sometimes the errors do not make sense.

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Ashish V.  
Graduate Assistant  
Higher Education  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Rstudio review"

January 1, 2019

5.0

I really liked using RStudio . It helped me great deal with my research projects and I will recommend it to my friend.

Pros

I really like the way it has made statistics look really easy. It is easy to learn, easy to use. It has lot of help and troubleshooting hints available online. It gives neat and clear plots.

Cons

It uses lot of memory and sometimes crashes without letting us know the error.

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Jeremy G.  
Student  
E-Learning  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "Better than R. "

September 29, 2020

4.0

If you are looking for a free tool to do data analytics with RStudio will do what you need it to do. If ever given the option I will always use RapidMiner or another software that has a better GUI.

Pros

Rstuido is far better than stand-alone R. I have used it for a lot of statistical analysis. And most of the time it is able to produce results easily.

Cons

My biggest complaint with R is the difficulty troubleshooting what is wrong with the syntax, other programs like RapidMiner or SPSS that I have used are super easy to troubleshoot, I struggle with RStuido.

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Statistician  
Information Services  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Best R IDE"

March 26, 2019

4.0

Pros

It's simple and easy to use and the ideal IDE for programming in R.

Cons

The button to stop a R Script from running is not very obvious, nor is it obvious when you've pressed it that something is happening.

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aK

athira K.  
research scholar  
Research  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Great solution for data analysis"

January 28, 2021

4.0

Pros

They provide open source tools for doing data management, analysis, and visualization. Vast library packages are available to perform statistical analysis as well as machine learning techniques. Highly recommended to the researchers who are handling large data set

Cons

It requires basic knowledge in programming language/ coding. It would be great if the error messages are more informative.

Review Source

TP

Tania P.  
Student  
Medical Devices  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "The most efficient way to analyze behavior"

November 6, 2022

5.0

I analyze the relation of different behavioral variables in rat sexual behavior

Pros

As a student is very helpful that the software is free and there's a lot of R-community support

Cons

It's hard to work in team as is not an online platform

Review Source

MR

Mat R.  
Ingenieur  
Renewables & Environment  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Un indispensable pour la création et la gestion des codes"

November 28, 2023

5.0

Utilisation simple et complète, l'expérience globale est très satisfaisante.

Pros

La possibilité de travailler avec plusieurs langages informatiques. L'interface graphique claire et travaillée, qui permettent d'avoir toutes les informations à disposition pour travailler efficacement

Cons

Pour l'utilisation faite, pas de bug repéré, et pas de fonctionnalité manquante observée.

Review Source

You G.  
Student  
Education Management  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "Data Science Must"

August 11, 2022

5.0

Pros

The software is inexpensive for the features it provides. The ability to work with both R in Python with the RStudio Workbench is helpful when connecting with others that use differing languages.

Cons

RStudio is limited by its language, as it is not particularly useful for web developments as it was built for statisticians. The software is immensely helpful for all other needs.

Review Source

RS

Rahul S.  
Analyst  
Food & Beverages  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "An amazing coding interface "

August 29, 2019

5.0

Pros

Great tool for coding and has amazing packages including the ggplot library

Cons

For automation this tool lacks some of the features present in python.

Review Source

AG

Avi G.  
student  
Non-Profit Organization Management  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Avi's review"

March 16, 2023

5.0

Pros

The "strongest" software to analyse big Data

Cons

It's not friendly and very complicating to use

Review Source

MG

Mahonri G.  
Project Coordinator  
Railroad Manufacture  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### " Free open source tools for R coding"

May 19, 2021

5.0

I like this software in general, it is very easy to use, and to download tables and databases. It's practical and the console working environment is user friendly

Pros

I like that it is very easy to use, the display is simple and straightforward. On the right side, you have all of the data and active objects you are using, and you can write, edit and execute your code right there right away in a simple manner on the same screen, which makes it handy.

Cons

A con that I would like the developers to work on, is that sometimes the errs I encounter are not easy to understand or to follow the promptings that the debugging gives you

Review Source

GG

Gaurav G.  
Financial Analyst  
Banking  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "R Studio"

October 3, 2020

5.0

Overall, I have used R studio extensively and it has helped me automate portions of my work as it easily integrates with Excel

Pros

R Studio is an easy to use interface for programming in R, which allows me to easily write/edit my code and check the results in the console. Its easy to use for non programmers and has extensive libraries for statistics.

Cons

R is an upcoming language, and it still needs more packages for machine learning, AI etc.

Review Source

RW

Rachel W.  
graduate student  
Higher Education  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Many functionalities but large learning curve"

May 7, 2020

3.0

Overall it seems like a very worthwhile platform, but extremely time consuming learn the basics. This can be frustrating and discouraging.

Pros

There are a ton of packages that can be loaded into R for many purposes (e.g. tables, graphs). For example, GGPlot makes very professional looking graphs that are great for publications. Once you have a basic understanding of the code processes, R can be very useful for a variety of statistics, from simple to quite complex (e.g. MLM, HLM). Also, R is free, which is so amazing considering some of its competitors cost thousands of dollars.

Cons

This is very very difficult to learn as a beginning. It takes quite some time to feel remotely comfortable with the syntax. There are free tutorials on youtube, etc, but it can still be very discouraging as a beginning with coding experience to get started on this platform.

Switched from

[IBM SPSS Statistics](https://www.capterra.com/p/250819/IBM-SPSS-Statistics/)

For coursework assignments.

Review Source

DS

Diane S.  
Owner  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "A definite must for biostatistics "

January 20, 2022

5.0

Pros

From learning R to using it daily this is simple to learn all the options within all the windows. Everything in a project is there, saved easy access. Very well organized. I’m very glad it was recommended back when I started R.

Cons

Nothing yet has been seen as a negative. I’m less than 6 months use right now, however.

Review Source

EA

Erika A.  
Packaging and Supplier Management  
Hospital & Health Care  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "Great for illustrating trends"

February 8, 2020

4.0

Although hard to get going with as a new user, once you have experience with it the software is wonderful.

Pros

I love the ability to bring in and analyze data and generate various visuals/plots to communicate the findings.

Cons

My least favorite thing about this R-studio software would be the difficulty in customization for newer users.

Review Source

GGB

GnimWazou Gaston B.  
Student  
Research  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "My review"

October 22, 2022

5.0

Pros

Attractive development environment, easy to use. Very helpfull for statistics and machine learning. I recommand.

Cons

I think Rstudio is very complete. I dont see anything wrong with

Review Source

Low J.  
Intern  
Government Administration  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Feature-rich, great IDE"

June 7, 2021

4.0

Do data analysis with colleagues with many variables.

Pros

Rich in features (variables, settings). Colour-codes codes. Can collaborate R projects with others.

Cons

Steep learning curve. Hard to find exactly what went wrong with the code, though help was available there.

Review Source

HK

Hari K.  
Research Scholar  
Civil Engineering  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "A great analysis software"

March 4, 2021

4.0

The overall experience with R-studio, is that this software is not for beginners, but for intermediate to advanced programmers. But this can be useful for analysis of large number of problems.

Pros

The thing that i like most about this software is the level of application that is possible. It can be used to solve almost all physical modelling problems by using various functions. Also plotting graphs, curve fittings etc can be done with ease.

Cons

I felt the GUI is slightly on the heavier side. Only a person with some programming background will find it easier to work with R-studio. Although plotting functions are easier, resizing it or editing it is little difficult.

Review Source

Md Anisur R.  
Research Assistant  
Higher Education  
Used the software for: I used a free trial

### "Easy, cheap and fast data analysis solution for plant breeding experiments. "

September 25, 2021

5.0

Overall, this is a complete solution for analyzing data from complex breeding experiments which allows creating packages for future analysis.

Pros

I used the software for my plant breeding experiments. The most effective feature of the software is that, it allows users to develop their own package for analyzing the field data. Plus, it is free- saves a lot of money.

Cons

The pricing model for sharing content is a little frustrating. Though, this was not a big issue for my intended purpose of use.

Review Source

FS

Filipe S.  
Masters Student in Industrial Engineering and Management  
Research  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "A strong option for data science applications"

July 5, 2022

4.0

I used the software in an academic context and it served its purpose. When applied to data analytics, it's, without a doubt, a powerful tool with some interesting functionalities (ex: graphical visualization using the ggplot package).

Pros

Good documentation. The ggplot package is a huge bonus when compared to Python for example due to its features. Very useful for different applications in data science.

Cons

The graphical interface is not as strong as in other softwares. Some features are also not as intuitive in my opinion. Finding errors can also be challenging, since there is not that many information available online when compared to Python for example.

Review Source

SC

Sushma C.  
Student  
Biotechnology  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "One of the best"

December 2, 2021

5.0

Pros

Best software to manage the data analyze and plot

Cons

It's bit tricky initially once you master then it's very nice

Review Source

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