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Statistical Analysis with R Essentials For Dummies
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Statistical Analysis with R Essentials For Dummies

by Joseph Schmuller
April 2024
Beginner content levelBeginner
192 pages
3h 18m
English
For Dummies
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Chapter 2

Introducing R

IN THIS CHAPTER

Bullet Getting R and RStudio

Bullet Working with RStudio

Bullet Learning R functions

Bullet Learning R structures

Ris a computer language. It’s a tool for doing the computation and number-crunching that set the stage for statistical analysis and decision-making.

RStudio is an open source integrated development environment (IDE) for creating and running R code. It’s available in versions for Windows, Mac, and Linux. Although you don’t need an IDE in order to work with R, RStudio makes life a lot easier.

Downloading R and RStudio

First things first. Download R from the Comprehensive R Archive Network (CRAN). In your browser, type this address if you work in Windows:

cran.r-project.org/bin/windows/base/

Type this one if you work on the Mac:

cran.r-project.org/bin/macosx/

Click the link to download R. This puts the win.exe file in your Windows computer, or the .pkg file in your Mac. In either case, follow the usual installation procedures. When installation is complete, Windows users see an R icon on their desktop; Mac users see it in their Applications folder.

Both ...

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