Summary

R is often cited as the most popular statistical package. Indeed, it's more than a package; it is a development platform dedicated to advanced statistical analysis. As mentioned at the beginning of this chapter, according to the 2015 Gartner Report for Analytics and Business Intelligence, Tableau is the leading software solution in its space. Thus, the integration of R with Tableau is arguably a union of best-breed tools.

This chapter just scratched the surface regarding the options of working with R. Although we've covered architecture, workflow, installation, as well as some of the more popular R functions such as lm, cor, cluster, and quantile, there is much more to explore. In fact, the possibilities of Tableau R integration remain largely uncharted territory in the BI community. The intrepid in data visualization are pushing the envelope, but there's much to be done. For those readers looking to enhance their career options, expertise in both packages could open...