R Markdown is a free and open-source R package that provides an authoring framework for building data science projects. Using it, we can write a single .rmd file that combines narrative, code, and data plots, and then render this file in a selected output format. The main characteristics of R Markdown are:
- The resultant documents are shareable, fully reproducible, and of publication quality.
- A wide range of static and dynamic outputs and formats, such as HTML, PDF, Microsoft Word, interactive documents, dashboards, reports, articles, books, presentations, applications, websites, reusable templates, etc.
- Easy version control tracking.
- Multiple programming languages are supported, including R, Python, and SQL.
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