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What are R and RStudio?

Explore what R and RStudio are, their differences, and how to install and use them for data analysis. This lesson helps you set up the essential tools needed to start working with data in RStudio, providing a foundation for future data visualization and statistical modeling.

Before we can start exploring data in R, there are some key concepts to understand first:

  • What are R and RStudio?

  • How do we code in R?

  • What are R packages?

If you’re already somewhat familiar with these concepts, feel free to skip to the section where our first dataset has been introduced. This dataset includes all domestic flights departing one of the three main New York City (NYC) airports in 2013. This is also a dataset we aim to explore in-depth for much of the ...