A basic introduction to R
R cheat sheets were my go-to aid as a new-comer to R. These cheat sheets provide a quick overview of the essential commands within a specific package of R. However, the information can be hard to appreciate if one is not familiar with R or R language. Fellow newcomers to R have also reiterated similar …
In my view, the most exciting aspect of using R is the vast ability to customize graphs. As a beginner, graphical presentation in R is challenging and not easily memorable. Therefore, I developed an easy to follow strategy that helps in navigating graphical presentation in R. In this session the following R packages are discussed: …
Project Directories I find it beneficial to use a specific file directory for each statistical analysis or data visualization project, regardless of the statistical program. This simplifies revisiting the project, as all needed documents, data and code files are in the same directory. Furthermore, working in projects in R simplifies code for importing data, and …
Rstudio On opening Rstudio, notice the different windows. The Console You can write commands here. On pressing ENTER, the result will also be displayed in the console. Environment The environment tab displays any imported data set(s) as an object(s). Importing data can be achieved by writing commands in the console, or perhaps easier by pressing …
