Lecture Ticket 1

Reading

Read the following sections of IFDAR.

  • Chapter 1
  • Begin Chapter 2 (STOP at the bottom of page 19)

Tasks

1. Install R and RStudio

As discussed in IFDAR, go to Posit’s website. Install R first, and then install RStudio.

2. Run your first R command

In the console, type in the following command and press Enter to run it:

rnorm(1)

3. Record your result

Come to class on Thursday with a piece of paper with your name on it that includes the result (it will be a number) from running rnorm(1) in task 2.

If you were unable to install R and RStudio and ran into issues, instead come to class with a piece of paper with your name on it that explains the issue you were having with installation.