R, RStudio, and Quarto Workshop

Before Class

You should have:

• R + RStudio installed (Instructions)
• Quarto installed (Instructions)

Get Your GitHub Account Ready

Create a GitHub account if you don’t have one yet:

1. Go to github.com
2. Click “Sign up” and follow the instructions
3. Post your GitHub username to Slack

We’ll use GitHub later in the course for version control and hosting your final project.

Workshop Materials

Slides:

• R + Quarto Slides

Code for Today:

• Introduction to R (.R) — R basics, dplyr, ggplot
• Introduction to Quarto (.qmd) — Markdown, code chunks, rendering

Optional: Get Ahead on Git

If you want a head start on Git and GitHub (we’ll cover this in Weeks 7-8):

• Git and GitHub Slides