Running R and R-Studio
R language is a free-software for statistical computing. It is widely used software and I have chosen it for this course since
it is available for anyone. We are going to use the R-Studio environment to run R. To use it you have two-options:
1. Install R and R-Studio in your computer, or
2. Run R-Studio directly from the web in your browser
Installing R and R-Studio: Running R-Studio directly from the web
1. Go to the R project webpage ([Link] 1. Go to the R-Studio Cloud webpage
[Link]/) download and install the specific package ([Link]
(Linux, OS X, or Windows).
2. Sign-up for a free account.
2. Go to the R-Studio webpage
([Link] and download 3. Start using it online.
the R-Studio Desktop.
3. Start using by running R-Studio in your computer, R will
be running automatically in the background.
Rosane Rech
online learning