Developing new visualizations and analytics using R: Why Microsoft Dynamics users should get familiar

by Mark Anderson, Contributing Writer
published December 21, 2016

On the Power BI desktop, the letter "R" appears as one of the standard Visualization buttons. And though it may seem like some obscure, easily passed over feature, it's actually the most powerful choice on the Visualizations menu.

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R is a statistics, analytics, and numerical processing and visualization language that Microsoft has been aggressively promoting in Power BI, SQL Server, Azure, and by extension the larger ecosystem of technology relevant to Microsoft Dynamics ERP and CRM systems.

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About Mark Anderson

Mark Anderson is a science and technology journalist, author and copywriter. Based in western Massachusetts, he's written for many top publications and about everything from IT to genomics to energy. He recently launched a business copywriting service and is the author of two nonfiction books about science, history and literature.

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