Before You Arrive: R Setup

Complete before the first day of class. No assignment is due — just get R and RStudio installed.

Install R and RStudio

Install both — R is the language, RStudio is the editor you’ll use to write it.

R → cran.r-project.org (choose your OS)
RStudio Desktop → posit.co/downloads (free version)

Open RStudio after installing. If you see a console prompt (>) you’re ready.

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**Complete before the first day of class.** No assignment is due — just get R and RStudio installed.
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## Install R and RStudio

Install both — R is the language, RStudio is the editor you'll use to write it.

1. **R** → [cran.r-project.org](https://cran.r-project.org) (choose your OS)
2. **RStudio Desktop** → [posit.co/downloads](https://posit.co/downloads) (free version)

Open RStudio after installing. If you see a console prompt (`>`) you're ready.