To begin your coding journey, I recommend using either using Posit Cloud or downloading the lessons from GitHub. In the videos below, I go through both of these methods.
I also suggest watching and following along with the Introduction to R tutorial, which is designed for individuals who are new to R and programming in general.
Getting Started with Posit Cloud
Posit Cloud (previously known as RStudio Cloud) is similar to RStudio Desktop, but runs completely on the cloud. This means you can go through the lessons online without the hassle of downloading and installing R and RStudio.
This method is recommended for complete beginners.
Getting Started with GitHub
GitHub is a version control and collaboration platform that makes it easy to share code with each other.
All of the lessons can also be found on GitHub and can be easily downloaded to your local computers.
This method is recommended if you already have R and RStudio installed on your computers.
Introduction to R Tutorial
In this tutorial you will:
Learn how to install R and RStudio.
Become familiar with the basic setup and structure of RStudio (where we will spend essentially all of our time coding).
Learn about working directories and R Projects.
Create your first .R and .Rmd scripts and see the differences between the two types of scripts. In our lessons, we will use .Rmd files, but I think it’s important to learn about both.