Stat 408 R setup
R is installed on the machines in the PCs in Reid & Roberts student
labs. Just log in and find R in "All Programs" or in a desktop
folder.
In the math sciences department, you can run R on our hilbert
machine.
You should also install R on your own computer.
- Go to the cran website.
Pick your operating system: Linux, Mac or Windows and follow the
directions to install.
- The Windows version of R has a simple editor built in.
Keyboard shortcuts
- Switch applications: alt + tab
- Start of line: ctrl + a
- End of line: ctrl + e
- Copy: ctrl + c
- Paste: ctrl + v
- Undo: ctrl + z
- Copy and paste to current line: ctrl + x
- Run highlighted line: F5
You might want to use another editor to run R.
- Windows: Eclipse which
requires a java runtime environment (JRE).
- Mac users might
like Fraise.
- On linux you can use gedit (built in) or emacs and
ESS (emacs speaks statistics). See instructions under
your flavor of
linux to grab ESS.