diff --git a/01_the_r_environment.qmd b/01_the_r_environment.qmd index c232137..8646de7 100644 --- a/01_the_r_environment.qmd +++ b/01_the_r_environment.qmd @@ -1,12 +1,16 @@ -# The **[R]{.sans-serif}** *Environment* +# The R *Environment* **[R]{.sans-serif}** is an environment for statistical -modeling and graphics. The word *environment* instead of *package* is one of -the main reasons **[R]{.sans-serif}** is distinct from other statistical -programs. A *package* only gives us a fixed set of tools. An *environment* +modeling and graphics. That it is an *environment* instead of a *package* is one of the main reasons **[R]{.sans-serif}** is distinct from other statistical +programs. A package only gives us a fixed set of tools. An environment allows us to modify, combine and even create tools to suit our specific needs. -## Why becoming a use**[R]{.sans-serif}**? +## Why becoming a useR? + +### Price (\$0) and availability + +**[R]{.sans-serif}** is free---as in "no money required"---and it runs on +Windows, MacOS, and several Unix platforms. ### Easy and cool graphics @@ -39,20 +43,21 @@ full-fledged programming language that allows users to write their own functions. Also, all of **[R]{.sans-serif}**'s code is open source, which means that everyone can examine it and contribute to it. So, users constantly publish their own "packages" (ready-to-use tools), which expand **[R]{.sans-serif}**'s -base capabilities. - -As of March 2019, users have contributed over 13,700 packages to Comprehensive **[R]{.sans-serif}** Archive Network (CRAN). Many of these packages -are for complex statistical routines that are not (and may never be) available -in other statistical software systems. +base capabilities. As of March 2019, users have contributed over 13,700 packages +to Comprehensive **[R]{.sans-serif}** Archive Network (CRAN). Many of these +packages perform complex statistical routines that are not (and may never be) +available in other statistical software systems. ### Flexible interfaces -**[R]{.sans-serif}** runs on Windows, MacOS, and a variety of Unix platforms. In -Windows, there are several ways to use **[R]{.sans-serif}**. The standard **[R]{.sans-serif}** graphical unit interface (GUI) allows you to point and click to do many basic tasks. Another GUI is [**[R]{.sans-serif}** Commander](https://socialsciences.mcmaster.ca/jfox/Misc/Rcmdr/), developed by John Fox -at McMaster University. **[R]{.sans-serif}** Commander displays the underlying -**[R]{.sans-serif}** code for each analysis to help the user learn the -programming language. [Tinn-**[R]{.sans-serif}**](http://sourceforge.net/projects/tinn-r/) is another GUI from Jose -Claudio Faria. +In Windows, there are several ways to use **[R]{.sans-serif}**. The standard +**[R]{.sans-serif}** graphical unit interface (GUI) allows you to point and +click to do many basic tasks. Another GUI is [**[R]{.sans-serif}** +Commander](https://socialsciences.mcmaster.ca/jfox/Misc/Rcmdr/), developed by +John Fox at McMaster University. **[R]{.sans-serif}** Commander displays the +underlying **[R]{.sans-serif}** code for each analysis to help the user learn +the programming language. [Tinn-**[R]{.sans-serif}**](http://sourceforge.net/projects/tinn-r/) is another +GUI from Jose Claudio Faria. These GUIs are friendly and easy to grasp if you're a beginner. But to use all of **[R]{.sans-serif}**'s capabilities you will need to do more than point and click. @@ -60,8 +65,7 @@ A more complete way of using **[R]{.sans-serif}** is through an integrated devel user's screen into panes that display scripts, objects, graphics, and the **[R]{.sans-serif}** console. -In these notes, we will use the standard **[R]{.sans-serif}** GUI a little and -**[R]{.sans-serif}**Studio a lot. The goal is for you to start using **[R]{.sans-serif}** to its full potential. +In these notes, we will use **[R]{.sans-serif}**Studio a lot. The goal is for you to start taking full advantage of **[R]{.sans-serif}**'s capabilities. -### Price (\$0) - -**[R]{.sans-serif}** is free, as in "you don't have to give money to get -it". - ## Why Isn't Everyone a Use**[R]{.sans-serif}**? ### One and Only @@ -107,8 +106,8 @@ But don't get frustrated! You don't have to be an expert programmer to use the code. You won't break **[R]{.sans-serif}**. You'll see many examples in this workshop but there is much more online. - Don't worry about getting errors. Experienced **[R]{.sans-serif}** users - make errors all the time. Base **[R]{.sans-serif}** has excellent error - messages that are good learning opportunities themselves. + make errors all the time. Besides, you can learn a lot from error + messages. - Some useful links are: - : The **[R]{.sans-serif}** Home page, the central webpage for the **[R]{.sans-serif}** project. Here you will find diff --git a/docs/01_the_r_environment.html b/docs/01_the_r_environment.html index 1887fc0..44963a5 100644 --- a/docs/01_the_r_environment.html +++ b/docs/01_the_r_environment.html @@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ - +