Intro to R Markdown

Create a Folder in OneDrive

Create a ECON_278 folder in OneDrive. Each each assignment, create a separate folder within the ECON_278 Folder.

The video will demonstrate:

• How to create a folder in OneDrive
• How to share the folder with me

Launch R Studio

R Studio is a statistical app. R Markdown combines text and code to generate an html. It’s a great way of combining text and statistical analysis used in blog posts such as the NY Times Upshot. You will use R Markdown to create blog posts.

The video will demonstrate three concepts:

• text
• code chunks
• knitting

Install Packages

Packages allow users to access certain functions and commands. We will install tidyverse which allows us to create graphs and figures. In addition, we will install readxl that will enable us to import excel spreadsheets.

The video will show you how to

• use install.packages()
• installing tidyverse and readxl