class_session02.R

#This script illustrates how to write and execute an R script.
#Kristen Sosulski
#April 4, 2016

#Setting the working directory 
setwd("~/Dropbox/R_Stat_Workshop/practice_exercises_in_progress")

#setting my variables
y=10
print(y)

## [1] 10

x="4"
print(x)

## [1] "4"

#casting x as a numeric data type
x = as.numeric(x)
print(x)

## [1] 4

#Calculation / Result
z = x*y 
print(z)

## [1] 40