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# Page 5 - Reviews of RStudio Desktop

## Showing most helpful reviews

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KJ

Kanika J.  
Market Data Analyst  
Medical Devices  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Beneficial tool for analysis- R studio"

August 29, 2019

3.0

Projections using R ggplots is a great help,a must for Data analysts

Pros

Easily available, convenient installation,an asset both for analysis & visualization,free software.Multi functional

Cons

Time required to get acquainted with syntax,Help tool is less user friendly (? Sign not easy to comprehend), multiple tools and packages installation gets confusing sometimes

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TB

Travis B.  
Quality Engineer  
Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Loaded IDE for R Programming"

October 11, 2022

5.0

Pros

RStudio makes managing packages for R very simple. Updates are just a few clicks. The various tab options keeps everything under control and accessible.

Cons

A majority of the getting started help files for RStudio are tailored specifically toward server installations and the commercial installations. General guides on how to use the desktop version are hard to find and rely entirely on community support.

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BW

Bobbi W.  
Research Assistant  
Research  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "RStudio is Fantastic! Easy to use"

October 7, 2020

5.0

I typically use RStudio to solve research issues such as data analysis of growth mindset. I would highly recommend it for free, convenient data analyses.

Pros

It is super easy to use and convenient. Cheap compared to competitors.

Cons

I think that it is less intuitive than the competitors, such as SPSS. SPSS is much more expensive but definitely easier to use.

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KE

Kedir E.  
Health Insurance Specialist  
Insurance  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "RStudio, a Home for fashioning statistical data."

December 1, 2022

4.0

Pros

It is very much user-friendly with conducive interfaces.

Cons

It is somehow difficult to a layman to easily interpret results.

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TK

Tariro K.  
Research Associate  
Research  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "R Studio "

September 5, 2019

3.0

I used R studio for research data analysis for maize yield trials. I would prefer other softwares over it because of its omplexity

Pros

Its a software where you can actually customize say your formulaes. You can customize it so that it fits what you want to do as long as you are good at programming language

Cons

The major limitation as compared to other softwares is that you need to have an appreciation of programming language if you would want to derive maximum benefit from it. It therefore makes it a bit of a complex software

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SM

Samuel M.  
Research Assistant  
Education Management  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "R studio is a power horse for data science"

May 8, 2019

5.0

Great platform for data analytics and machine learning algorithms.

Pros

I enjoy the easiness and versatility of its features in data processing. It's a most have tool when dealing with big data, must faster than excel.

Cons

It might take some training in programming fundamentals if you don't have any programming experience.

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Software Developer  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "R-Studio for Data Analysis"

July 1, 2019

5.0

R-Studio proved to be really helpful to me in building linear regression models to predict the churn rate of a retail store. So, I could build a predictive model in a short time by making use of the libraries available in that platform.

Pros

R-Studio offers advanced data visualization tools and adapts to new models very well. It also easily connects to most types of data sources.

Cons

One needs to learn programming to use this software, no user interface.

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Economist  
Research  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "A must have for R programers"

May 29, 2019

5.0

Pros

Makes the R programming much easier, with great interface and visual information.

Cons

The problems that I've found using R Studio were mostly problems in the R programming language, and not the software RStudio itself. So, I think I like almost everything about it.

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SA

Samuel A.  
Software  
Telecommunications  
Used the software for: I used a free trial

### "RStudio Desktop is the best IDE for R"

May 18, 2023

5.0

Pros

RStudio makes coding in R easy, helpful, and powerful, with a friendly interface and plenty of tools

Cons

RStudio might slow down your computer, sometimes has trouble with big outputs, and doesn't have a menu for data analysis

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FK

Funda K.  
Academic Staff  
Education Management  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "R used to assess the quality of the examination/testing in the department"

January 7, 2020

5.0

We use it for testing purposes and to analyze our exams in detail and so far it has provided invaluable data.

Pros

It gives the analysis of each question and distractor in detail, so it is great to see the results and try to optimize the assessment items.

Cons

There is nothing which can be considered as a con.

Switched from

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

Because SPSS did not perform all the necessary analysis.

Review Source

SO

Sofia O.  
Student  
Education Management  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "Student Review of RStudio"

June 22, 2022

4.0

In the beggining it was a bit difficult to get used to it. However, after some time, it becomes almost like second nature to use it.

Pros

The interface is much better than that of R.

Cons

It can crash quite easily if you are running a heavy code.

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KN

Kowsalya N.  
Data Manager  
Information Technology and Services  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "RYouWithMe"

July 31, 2023

4.0

Pros

It is very convenient to use for all kinds of data analysis with the inbuilt libraries.

Cons

Some time there is a problem in viewing data. It does not show all the fields.

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KZ

Kevin Z.  
Environmental specialist  
Environmental Services  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Makes data analysis a breeze! "

April 29, 2021

5.0

Overall, I have had a great experience with r studio. They provide a lot of value to their users through different teachings and always try their best to get the community involved

Pros

I like the fact that it makes my life 100 times easier. The software is great and allows you to do so much!

Cons

It has a bit of a learning curve. If you aren’t familiar with how these types of software works then it can be tough at first.

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BS

Boris S.  
Consultant  
Telecommunications  
Used the software for: I used a free trial

### "RStudio - worth of learning"

April 5, 2022

5.0

Pros

As I am learning R this was very helpful in the process. At the beginning it is little complex but it has all needed functionalities and is worth of learning them.

Cons

Huge environment so need some time to learn where will one find some function.

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NJ

Nelini J.  
Academic Instructor  
Higher Education  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "R-Studio for Data Analysis"

July 28, 2020

4.0

A good software for deep statiistical analysis who possess the statistical knowedge.

Pros

R-Studio is open-source software. It generates good quality plots. And we can programme it. Our plots can be converted to .doc, .pdf & .HTML . User-friendly software and a lot of options are available.

Cons

Coding is the thing that I like least in this software. we need to remember coding. Other thing is we need to install libraries to get our work done as expected.

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IS

Ivana S.  
Urban Designer  
Architecture & Planning  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Great source for analyzing data"

April 28, 2020

5.0

I love the seamless ways of being able to input data and analyze it in many different methods suited to my needs.

Pros

It's really fun and easy to use to analyze data. The software is open-source and also easy to combine with data from GIS systems.

Cons

Sometimes the interface seems a bit outdated and like I am working in the 1990's. But then again there is also some charm to that too.

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jH

jamintha H.  
Academic Instructor  
Higher Education  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "R Studio"

August 13, 2020

5.0

I use R studio frequently to do my statistical analysis.

Pros

I used r studio to do all my statistical analyses required for my final year research. And I use R studio to teach my students as well

Cons

R studio takes much time to start and sometimes it tries to stuck. Apart from that rest of the features are best.

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NS

Nasnin S.  
Graduate student  
E-Learning  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Greatly helped in my academic projects. "

August 10, 2021

4.0

Pros

The user friendly features helped a lot for my self guided learning in my data mining and data visualization projects in my MS program.

Cons

Have heard working with bigger datasets will be slower but in my personal experience this software is much better than basic R console.

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