3.1 Getting Started With R and RStudio

• R is a piece of software that does calculations and makes graphs.
• RStudio is a GUI (graphical user interface) that acts as a front-end to R
• Your can use R directly, but most people use a GUI of some kind
• RStudio has become the most popular GUI

The following instructions will lead you click by click through downloading R and RStudio and starting an initial session. If you have trouble with downloading either program go to YouTube and search for something like “Downloading R” or “Installing RStudio” and you should be able to find something helpful, such as “How to Download R for Windows”.