Downloading and Installing R on (Mac) OS X

Requisite: 
Download and Install R on  Mac (OS X)

Step By Step Solution:

1. Go to  https://cran.r-project.org
2. Click on “CRAN”. A list of Mirror sites, organized by Country will be available as below.

3. Select a location near you. Since I stay at Sunnyvale, CA I chose the first option.


4. Click on “Download R for (Mac) OS X”


5. Click on the .pkg file for the latest version of R to download it. For me, the latest version as shown below is R-3.4.1.pkg. 


6. When the download completes, double click on the .pkg file and follow instructions.

There is another way to install R on your computer using Homebrew. Please check the steps here.
After you install R, start your R using the steps mentioned here.

Happy Coding!

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