R

R is a programming language that is especially powerful for data exploration, visualization, and statistical analysis. To interact with R, we use RStudio.

Windows

Install R by downloading and running this .exe file from CRAN. Also, please install the RStudio IDE.

Mac OS X

Install R by downloading and running this .pkg file from CRAN. Also, please install the RStudio IDE.

Linux

You can download the binary files for your distribution from CRAN. Or you can use your package manager (e.g. for Debian/Ubuntu run sudo apt-get install r-base and for Fedora run sudo yum install R). This workshop requires a version of R no older than version 3.1.2; the default software repositories for some Linux distributions maybe out of date. It is recommended that you use a more recent version of R by adding the relevant entries to your package manager. See the instructions for your distribution on the CRAN website. Also, please install the RStudio IDE.