R

Install R (https://www.r-project.org/)

• Top-left, click “CRAN” under Download”, select a local mirror

• Click “Download R for Windows”, choose “base”

• Click the download and run the installer

Note: if you want to view “Installation and other instructions”, open in Notepad.

• May as well exclude the 32-bit files

• Finish installation, selecting Add Desktop shortcuts.

You will occasionally need to open R to add packages.

Download and install Rstudio (https://rstudio.com/)

• Download RStudio Desktop for Windows

You will most often run RStudio to use R, so best to put a shortcut on the Taskbar.

Java?

Install java 64-bit from here; https://www.java.com/en/download/manual.jsp

Updating R

Easiest is to use the "installr" package, as explained here.

About R

Google R style guide