Assignment 1. Introduction to R and RStudio

Due by 5:00 PM on Tuesday, September 29, 2020

To do yourself

  • Join Slack #bios524 channel, invite to be sent

  • Download/install R, RStudio

  • Explore the “Help” menu, “RStudio Docs”, “RStudio Community Forum”, “Cheatsheets -> RStudio IDE Cheat Sheet”, “Browse cheatsheets…”, “Keyboard Shortcut Help”

  • Subscribe to Cheatsheet updates at RStudio Cheatsheets

  • Read sections “2 Why R?” and “3 R and RStudio Basics”. Make sure to watch the videos

To submit on blackboard, due 09-29-2020, 5:00pm

  1. Introduce yourself. Write a few sentences:
    • Your Name
    • Your Department/Program
    • What are your programming skills
    • What you hope to learn from this part of the course
  2. Describe all ways how to find:
    • R version
    • R installation path
    • Copy-paste selected output and describe your observations
  3. Submit your homework as a text or Word document. Files should be named, e.g., LASTNAME-FIRSTNAME-HW01.

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