R Resources

R: Resources

# Other Resources

### 0.1 FAQ

A collection of Frequently Asked Questions and their answers is maintained by Kurt Hornik and can be found at the URL

> http://CRAN.R-project.org/doc/FAQ/R-FAQ.html

### 0.2 Mailing lists

Thanks to Martin Maechler there are a number of mailing lists which are used by R users and developers. See

> http://www.R-project.org/mail.html

for details.

### 0.3 Archives

The Comprehensive R Archive Network (CRAN) is a collection of sites which carry identical material, consisting of the R distribution(s), the contributed extensions, documentation for R, and binaries, with the master site at http://CRAN.R-project.org/ and information on daily mirrors available from

> http://cran.r-project.org/mirrors.html

### 0.4 Bug-tracking system

R has a bug-tracking system (or perhaps a bug-filing system is a more precise description) available on the net at

> http://bugs.R-project.org/

and via e-mail to r-bugs@R-project.org. The R function `bug.report()` can be used to invoke an editor from a within an R session and send the report to the right address. It also fills in some basic information, such as your R version and operating system, which has proved helpful in the debugging process.