1.2 How to learn R

• Motivate yourself: What do you want to do with R?
  • Projects related to your own research
  • Sample projects using sample data
  • R Community Projects like #TidyTuesday
• Write out the steps explicitly
• Strategic Searching
  • R Help menus and package documentation
  • Search online using package names, specific sites, and “R”
  • Copy and paste examples - just know what they do!
• Learn with others and find your R community
• Manage your expectations
  • R can do anything, but you don’t need to know it all

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