Installing R, RStudio & maybe Markdown

R and RStudio are free software programs that statisticians use routinely. In our department, we make it a point to teach our students to be familiar with the programming language. STT 212/213, 218, 219, 276, 277 require the use of R. The graphical user interface RStudio makes using R a breeze so it is recommended to install both programs.

In several of our statistics courses, you will create homework documents using RStudio. You will need to install a TeX distribution in order to create PDFs.

• PC Instructions
• Mac Instructions

Need to brush up on some R?

• This website at TinyStats will help beginners to understand what the R programming language is. This does not require downloading/installing any software.
• If you already have RStudio, install the SWIRL package in R and dive into a “course”.
  • Full installation instructions: https://swirlstats.com/students.html
  • Courses: http://swirlstats.com/scn/title.html (Best to start with ‘R Programming’ or ‘R Programming Environment’)