Getting started with R

This github repository contains all content of the course "Getting started with R" from the Public Health Sciences Course Program of the ISPM.

Recommended preparation before the start of the course

Install R and Rstudio

Course participants will bring their own laptops with installed versions of R and RStudio:

1. Download and install R:

• Windows: Click on "Download R for Windows", then click on "base", then click on the Download link.
• macOS: Click on "Download R for macOS", then under "Latest release:" click on R-X.X.X-arm64.pkg or R-X.X.X-x86_64.pkg for Apple silicon (M1/M2) or older Intel Macs, respectively.
• Linux: Click on "Download R for Linux" and choose your distribution for more information on installing R for your setup.

2. Download and install RStudio.

If you are new to R and RStudio, we recommend you to follow the 90-minute video tutorial Introduction to R and RStudio.

Choose a dataset for the graded exercise

During the course you will peform an exercise using a dataset you can choose yourself, this exercise will be graded (for 0.5 ECT) and determines whether you pass the course (pass or fail grading). You can bring a dataset that you (will) use for your own research or a dataset that is freely available online. The dataset needs to have at least four variables where at least two are numerical and two are categorical.