In the New Project window, choose New Directory.Go to the File menu and select New Project.Let’s create a new project directory for our “Introduction to R” lesson today. Graphical user interface, not just a command promptĬreating a new project directory in RStudio.RStudio provides an environment with many features to make using R easier and is a great alternative to working on R in the terminal.

RStudio is freely available open-source Integrated Development Environment (IDE).

Open source with a large and growing community of peers.

Easy to install on any platform and use (and it’s free!).

Wide array of statistical methods and graphical techniques available.

It has a wide range of statistics and general data analysis and visualization capabilities.

simple and effective programming language.

Think of R as an environment for statistical computing and graphics, which brings together a number of features to provide powerful functionality. The common misconception is that R is a programming language but in fact it is much more than that.

Introduction to R and RStudio Materials for short, half-day workshops View on GitHubĪpproximate time: 15 minutes Learning Objectives Introduction to R and RStudio | Training-modules Skip to the content.

R and rstudio