Installation

How to install R and RStudio?

Before you start: No previous R programming is required.
Setup: Start with the installers linked below; install R before RStudio.
Your check: Open RStudio and check that an R command runs in its Console. Practise in the unit summary.

Installing R

Go and visit cran.r-project.org to learn more about R or choose your operating system and go directly to the download page. R is available for the following systems:

• Download R for Linux
• Download R for (Mac) OS X
• Download R for Windows

RStudio

Then go to rstudio.com and learn more about RStudio. Alternatively you can also click here and you will be taken directly to the download area of RStudio (Windows).