installing_software.qmd

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Many users of R use it from within another free piece of software called **RStudio.**
RStudio is a powerful and productive user interface for R. It’s free and open source, and works great on Windows, Mac, and Linux.

**Install R**

Install R first. Downloads are available at <a href="https://cran.rstudio.com/" target ="_blank">https://cran.rstudio.com/</a>  

  * Direct link for Windows <a href="https://cran.r-project.org/bin/windows/base/" target ="_blank">https://cran.r-project.org/bin/windows/base/</a>  
  * Direct link for MacOS X <a href="https://cran.r-project.org/bin/macosx/" target ="_blank">https://cran.r-project.org/bin/macosx/</a> 
  * Direct link for Linux <a href="https://cran.r-project.org/bin/linux/" target ="_blank">https://cran.r-project.org/bin/linux/</a> 

**Install RStudio**

Next, install RStudio.

* Downloads are available at <a href="https://www.rstudio.com/products/rstudio/download/" target ="_blank">https://www.rstudio.com/products/rstudio/download/</a> 



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