introductoryR

Kaizad F. Patel, soil nerd and R enthusiast

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Jan 27, 2021 update: Check out the repository Wiki to see the tutorials.

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This repository includes scripts, tutorials, and practice datasets for R beginners.

Download R here and RStudio here.
Download both programs, we will use RStudio as a User Interface (UI) to run R.

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Using this repository

to download the entire repository with GitHub Desktop (recommended):

You will need (a) a GitHub account and (b) GitHub Desktop.

1. Click on the green Code button.
2. Select Open with GitHub Desktop.
3. Set the location on your local computer, which will mirror the online repository.
4. To access the most recent edits to the repository, open GitHub Desktop, click on Fetch Origin and then Pull Origin. Alternatively, select Git>Pull in the Rproject in RStudio.

to download the entire repository without GitHub:

Download all the R scripts and files and use as you wish.

1. Click on Clone or download
2. Select Download ZIP

to download an individual file:

1. Click on the file
2. Right-click on Raw
3. Select the Save/Download Linked File As ... option to save the file

• save all the files in one location and maintain the directory structure (e.g. data and processed directories)
• create a new empty directory processed, you will export processed files there.

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Navigating this repository

Wiki: You will find the tutorials here.

Issues: You can find useful links and resources here. You can also use this section to leave suggestions for tutorials/scripts you would like to see in the near future.

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Last updated: 2021-03-19