To participate in the workshop, please bring a laptop with R and RStudio installed. We recommend that you have the latest version of R (4.0.4“Lost Library Book”) and of the tidyverse package (1.3.0). Additionally, you need to have RStudio installed, but it is less crucial that you are using the most recent version.
Follow these steps to make sure you have R properly installed in advance of the workshop.
Do you already have R and RStudio installed?
You should install R, RStudio, and tidyverse.
Windows:
Mac:
Download RStudio Desktop https://www.rstudio.com/products/rstudio/download/#download. When the file finishes downloading, double-click to install. You should be able to click “Next” to all dialogs to finish the installation.
Open RStudio. Go to Tools (at the top)…Install Packages. Enter tidyverse
, then select Install.
You are ready for the workshop!
The workshops run more smoothly when everyone is using the same version of R and tidyverse. Please update R and tidyverse, if necessary (and less crucially, RStudio).
Open RStudio. At the top of the Console you will see session info. The first line tells you which version of R you are using. If RStudio is already open and you’re deep in a session, type R.version.string
to print out the R version.
Do you have R version 4.0.4 “Lost Library Book” installed?
Windows:
To update R on Windows, try using the package installr
(only for Windows). This installr tutorial is very helpful.
Make sure you have tidyverse 1.3.0 installed. Got to Tools (at the top)…Check for package updates. If tidyverse shows up on the list, select it, then click “Install Updates.”
You are ready for the workshop!
Mac:
On Mac, you can simply download and install the newest version of R. When you restart RStudio, it will use the updated version of R.
Make sure you have tidyverse 1.3.0 installed. Got to Tools (at the top)…Check for package updates. If tidyverse shows up on the list, select it, then click “Install Updates.”
You are ready for the workshop!