[[!meta title="Learning R: Basic Variables and Objects"]] Variables and Objects --------------------- Like most computer languages, R uses variables as a means of storing information in memory and retrieving it later. A variable In R, variables are more correctly called objects, because they have structure and do not directly refer to a memory. Basic Types ---------- Vectors ======= A vector is the major data type used in R. You can think of it as a line of cells, each containing a value of the same type. [Type here means a number or a string.] Lists ===== Object Attributes -----------------