Getting Started with R & RStudio

What are R & RStudio?

• R is a free software environment for statistical computing and graphics.
• RStudio is an integrated development environment (IDE) for R—including a console, text editor that supports direct code execution, as well as tools for plotting, history, debugging and workspace management.

Why R & RStudio?

• How do you convince other people to use R?
• Excel vs R: A Brief Introduction to R

A Few Resources for Getting Started

• R for Data Science