1.2 Installing R and RStudio on Windows

• The latest version of R can be download from the R homepage.

• R download page: http://www.cran.r-project.org/bin/windows/base/ The page also provides some instructions and FAQ’s on R installation.

• RStudio IDE ( IDE: Integrated Development Environment) is a powerful and productive user interface for R.

• It’s free and open source, and works great on Windows, Mac, and Linux