In general, these workshops are intended assuming very little knowledge of R. So all are welcome, no matter your skill, knowledge, or experience level!

Also, you are welcome to come with your own data so you can try the commands to see your own results!

Installing

Before coming to the workshop, please make sure to download and install:

• R, or more directly (assuming 64 bit computer):
  • For Windows users
  • For Mac users
  • For Linux users, the steps to install, though easy, depend on your distribution
• RStudio, or more directly (again, assuming 64 bit):
  • For Windows users
  • For Mac users
  • For Linux users, again it will depend on your distribution, but here is for Ubuntu

After downloaded, make sure to install each using your operating system’s (e.g. Windows) standard procedure (e.g. running the .exe file for Windows users).

Installing packages

Each topic may have an requirement to (preferably) install a R package beforehand. If you aren’t familiar with installing packages, in RStudio, click the Tools -> Install Packages... menu option. In the pop up, typing the package suggested to install and hit Enter.

If you are a bit familiar with installing packages in R, you can just copy and paste the command listed in the Package(s) to install item in the session listing.