1  Week One Overview

1.1 Week One

1.1.1 An Introduction to R (1.2)

On completion, you should:

  • have an up-to-date version of R installed on your computer

  • have an up-to-date version of RStudio installed on your computer

1.1.2 RStudio Interface Components (1.3)

On completion, you should:

  • be familiar with the different panes in RStudio

  • understand how packages are installed and used within R

  • be able to use some of the most common keyboard shortcuts in R

1.1.3 Basic R Syntax (1.4)

On completion, you should:

  • understand how variables and and assignment operators are used in R

  • be confident in using the different data types within R (e.g., character, integer, logical)

  • understand the use of vectors in R, and performing basic vector operations

1.1.4 R Markdown (1.5)

On completion, you should:

  • be able to create a markdown document

  • include R code and plots in the markdown document

  • be able to output the markdown document using ‘knit’

1.2