Software

We will make use of R, an open source statistics program and language. Be sure to install R and RStudio on your own computers within the first few days of the class.

• R - Windows or Mac
• RStudio - Download Windows or Mac version from here
• LaTeX - Windows use MiKTeX or Mac use BasicTeX (it is best to use Safari to download this file as Chrome or Firefox will often fail)

If using Windows, you also need to download and install these:

• RTools
• ActivePerl

Once everything is installed, execute the following command in RStudio to install the packages we will use for this class (you can copy-and-paste):

install.packages(c('openintro','OIdata','devtools','ggplot2','psych','reshape2',
				   'knitr','markdown','shiny','R.rsp'))
devtools::install_github("jbryer/DATA606")

The DATA606 R Package

Many of the course resouces are available in the DATA606 R package. Here are some command to get started:

library('DATA606')          # Load the package
vignette(package='DATA606') # Lists vignettes in the DATA606 package
vignette('os3')             # Loads a PDF of the OpenIntro Statistics book
data(package='DATA606')     # Lists data available in the package
getLabs()                   # Returns a list of the available labs
viewLab('Lab0')             # Opens Lab0 in the default web browser
startLab('Lab0')            # Starts Lab0 (copies to getwd()), opens the Rmd file
shiny_demo()                # Lists available Shiny apps