R installation and integration

To adequately understand how Tableau and R work together, it’s important to grasp the big picture. To facilitate that understanding, we’ll cover high-level concepts and information in this section before delving into calculated fields and R scripting details.

Installing R is typically not difficult, but it does involve more than simply double-clicking on an executable. To successfully connect Tableau with R, you will need to make sure that permissions are correctly set and that various components—some required and some that are just nice to have—are correctly implemented. We will cover the basics, review a couple of the typical challenges faced during installation, and provide troubleshooting guidance.

Perform the following steps to install R:

1. Download R by visiting http://www.r-project.org/, click on the download R hyperlink, and choose a CRAN mirror. Note that R works best in a Linux or Unix environment...