PRDV420: Installing R and RStudio

Follow the steps in the video to download and install R, then download and install RStudio Desktop. Both programs are completely free.

Install R from https://cloud.r-project.org
Install RStudio Desktop from https://www.rstudio.com/products/rstudio/download/

The first one is the "core," so it is better if you install it first. Then the interface (RStudio), while being installed, can easily find the R installation on your computer and connect to it. When you start RStudio, it shows the version of R on your computer it has connected to in the console.

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