Chapter 3 Getting Started

Now that we’ve gotten introductions out of the way, let’s set up our tools. This chapter will address how to download and set up R and R Studio – the two applications you need to code in R. We will also talk about vocabulary, conventions (“good practices”), saving your work, and troubleshooting your code. In future chapters, I will often refer back to sections of this chapter to refresh these foundations – especially the troubleshooting section. Let’s get started.