Before you arrive

To save time, we ask that all participants complete the steps below before coming to the workshop. If you experience difficulties, please attend the online clinic we have scheduled for Tuesday, January 17, 19:00-20:00 CET (GMT +1). A link to the Zoom call for the clinic will be forwarded to all registered participants on Monday, January 16.

1. Ensure that you have the necessary permissions on your laptop to download software. Please note that you must bring your own laptop computer (not a tablet/ipad) to the workshop. We will not have access to a computer lab.

2. Visit the RStudio (aka Posit) website.

3. Follow the instructions provided to download the correct version of both R and RStudio for your system. You must have both R and RStudio on your computer in order to follow the workshop.

4. Open RStudio (not R). You will see an interface like the one shown below (if you are using RStudio for the first time, your interface will be empty, unlike in the image below):

Image: R for Data Science

5. You now need to install the packages we will be working with during the workshop. There are two ways to do this.

Method (1):

In the console section of the interface (left side of the interface), type the following code exactly as it appears. Then hit "Enter". The packages should install on your machine.

Method (2):

On the RStudio interface menu, click on "Tools" and select "Install packages"

Type the name of the package(s) you want to install (as listed above) in the "Packages" field and click "Install". Keep the "Install dependencies" box ticked.

That's it! You should now be ready to complete the workshop activities.