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 R package for xgboost
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+[![CRAN Status Badge](http://www.r-pkg.org/badges/version/xgboost)](http://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/xgboost)
+[![CRAN Downloads](http://cranlogs.r-pkg.org/badges/xgboost)](http://cran.rstudio.com/web/packages/xgboost/index.html)
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 Installation
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