
13Introduction
1.16.4 runninG r
You can just double click on the shortcut created during installation. Once the R system loads we
get the R Graphical User Interface (Rgui) that opens up with the “>” prompt on the R Console
(Figure 1.4). Another practical rule: make sure you are in the desired directory or folder. Use
the File|Change Dir option in the RGui menu, and type the path or browse to your working
directory.
In other words, under the File menu you can nd Change dir, to select the working directory
(Figure 1.5). You may have to repeat this Change dir operation every time you start the R sys-
tem. However, once you have a workspace le . ...