Development Initiatives' R Reference Material

Table of contents:

0. The basics (data structures)
1. Repetition
2. Big(gish) data
3. Merging together different datasets
4. Charting
5. Geospatial data
6. Gathering data from PDFs and other unusual sources
7. How to work with IATI XML

Prerequisites

1. Download and install a version of R for your operating system: https://cran.r-project.org/ Try to keep your R version up to date using installr https://www.r-statistics.com/2015/06/a-step-by-step-screenshots-tutorial-for-upgrading-r-on-windows/
2. Download and install RStudio Open Source: https://www.rstudio.com/products/rstudio/download/
3. (Optional for windows) Download and install the correct Rtools version: https://cran.r-project.org/bin/windows/Rtools/
4. Download and install either git-scm https://git-scm.com/downloads, or Github Desktop https://desktop.github.com/
5. Clone this repository to your hard-drive.

Further reading

1. RStudio Git Version Control: https://raw.githack.com/uo-ec607/lectures/master/02-git/02-Git.html#1