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Intro to R Programming

R is a powerful tool for data analysis and visualization; this guide will provide resources to get you started with this programming language!

Installing R for Desktop

Download the most updated R version for your operating system from the Comprehensive R Archive Network (CRAN).

After installation on your computer, this is how the R program should open:

Installing RStudio for Desktop

Download the most updated RStudio version for your operating system through Posit.co.

RStudio is an easier-to-use interface for R, known as an “integrative development environment” (IDE). 

RStudio is free and open-source, but requires initial installation of R to function. The RStudio interface will facilitate writing R code to help you better manage your data sets, display results interactively, and easily find help documentation regarding R’s base code and user-contributed packages.

This is how RStudio should appear after installation:

 

Installation Video