R Studio

This is a step by step guide to download R and R Studio on your computers. Please make sure to have this done before the first day of class ie. September 4, 2019.

  1. Go to https://cran.r-project.org/

  2. Click on your operating system (Linux,Mac, Windows)

  3. Download the most recent version of R

  4. Now, go to https://www.rstudio.com/products/rstudio/#Desktop

  5. Choose R Studio for Desktop and click on “Download RStudio for Desktop”

  6. Choose the Open Source License and click on the button that says “FREE”

  7. Click on your operating system (Linux,Mac, Windows)

  8. Open R Studio and you should see something like this when you open it

R scrrenshot

R Markdown

Since you will be using R Markdown (more on that during recitation), you will need to download the following package, please follow the following steps to do so:

Disclaimer: In case you already have LaTeX on your laptop you can ignore this part

  1. Type the following on the console (bottom left screen, you should see a small “>”, type next to it)
install.packages("tinytex")
tinytex::install_tinytex()

  1. Once you have it downloaded, you will not need to open it during any of our sessions. It works at the back while you work with R Markdown.

  2. You’re all set!! :)