R Workshop

HTmL5 slides from R markdown

John Froeschke

Why R?

Functions
Calculations
Most statistical routines
Graphics
Maps
Write your own software
Free and open source

Why not R?

Steep learning curve
Requires programming
No graphical user interface
Free and open source

Getting Started with R

Download R from http://www.R-project.org
Recommend Rstudio from http://www.RStudio.com

RStudio is an enhanced user interface for R. Free and works on Windows, Mac, and Linux

Motion Chart

Map

require(rCharts)

Loading required package: rCharts

L1 <- Leaflet$new()
L1$tileLayer(provider = "Stamen.TonerLite")
L1$setView(c(40.73029, -73.99076), 13)
L1$set(width = 1200, height = 600)