I think you&#x27;re wrong. R is an excellent language, targeted specifically around the problems you commonly see when doing data analysis. On the whole the standard libraries aren&#x27;t particularly good, but I think the language is good.<p>That said, the language is often taught poorly. Here&#x27;s my attempt to do better: <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;adv-r.had.co.nz" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;adv-r.had.co.nz</a>