R Markdown Introduction

We will be learning about R Markdown

How to include text into this document

This is an R Markdown document. Markdown is a simple formatting syntax for authoring HTML, PDF, and MS Word documents. For more details on using R Markdown see http://rmarkdown.rstudio.com and link

When you click the Knit button a document will be generated that includes both content as well as the output of any embedded R code chunks within the document.

How to include R codes in this document

You can embed an R code chunk like this:

summary(cars)
##      speed           dist       
##  Min.   : 4.0   Min.   :  2.00  
##  1st Qu.:12.0   1st Qu.: 26.00  
##  Median :15.0   Median : 36.00  
##  Mean   :15.4   Mean   : 42.98  
##  3rd Qu.:19.0   3rd Qu.: 56.00  
##  Max.   :25.0   Max.   :120.00

You can manually embed a code chunk by clicking on the green C above ## Including Plots

You can also embed plots, for example:

Note that the echo = FALSE parameter was added to the code chunk to prevent printing of the R code that generated the plot.

Inserting an Image

We use the exclamation sign! Fish Pic

Picture of R Logo
Picture of R Logo

Conclusion

R Markdown for Document Creation - June Masters introduced how to create documents using R Markdown, explaining the process of setting up a new file, selecting a title, and changing the output format to PDF or HTML. They highlighted the use of YAML for document metadata like title, author, and date, and demonstrated how to format text using single stars for italics and double stars for bold.

Incorporating Links and Document Structure - June Masters demonstrated how to include links by enclosing the link text in square brackets followed by the URL in round brackets. They also explained how to create headings using hashtags and introduced the concept of “chunks” for including code within the document, noting that an engine icon allows for options like showing or hiding code and results.