Installing R

To install R you need to do the following:

  • Navigate to the following webpage.
  • Choose your preferred CRAN Mirror (which geographical place you would like to download your file from).
  • Click on the relevant link for your operating system (Linux, macOS or Windows):
  • Windows: choose ‘install R for the first time’ -> then ‘Download R version for Windows’ -> open the install file. macOS: click on the link that matches your operating system -> open the install file.
  • To install RStudio you need to do the following:

Installing RStudio

To install RStudio you need to do the following:

  • Navigate to the following webpage.
  • Scroll down and click on ‘DOWNLOAD’ under the ‘RStudio Desktop FREE’ heading.
  • Click on the relevant link for your operating system (Linux, macOS or Windows).
  • Windows: click on ‘DOWNLOAD RSTUDIO FOR WINDOWS’. choose ‘install R for the first time’ -> then ‘Download R version for Windows’ -> open the install file.
  • macOS: scroll down and then click on the download link for the macOS operating system.