What is RStudio?
- IDE
- “Integrated Development Environment”
- code/document editor
- file browser
- data browser
- plot window
What is RStudio?
- uses the programming language called R
- built by statisticians for statisticians
- recently vastly extended by community of data scientists
What is RStudio?
- R makes use of add-on packages
- written by the community
- provides add-on functionality
- also provides datasets
What is RStudio?
- powerful feature: R Markdown documents
- allows you to mix in the same document:
- text (e.g. scientific paper or report)
- R code
- code output: tables, plots, statistical tests, etc
What is RStudio?
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What is RStudio?
- we will use R Markdown documents for homework assignments
- also for midterm exam
- (and potentially the final exam too)
What to do next
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What to do next
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RStudio Live Demo
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