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Logging into RStudio web

You will be provided an account name and the password at the beginning of class.

To access the Terminal built into RStudio Server.

  • Click on this link: 

  • Enter your studentNN account name and our password, then click the Sign In button

  • In the RStudio web application, select the Terminal tab above the text entry window on the left.

You should now see a command line in the RStudio window.

Introduction to R

R and RStudio (its companion IDE, integrated development environment), together constitute one of the most popular tools used by researchers to analyze big data. Because it was first designed by statisticians for statistical purposes, R is a really nice language for data science.  Wrangling massive amounts of information and producing publication-ready graphics and visualizations are more straightforward with R than other languages, and its use in data science remains strong. 

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