Week 1

Intro to R/RStudio, Functions, Vectors, Data Types

Published

January 9, 2025

Modified

January 15, 2025

Topics

Introduction to course/expectations (syllabus)
Intro to R & RStudio
- Handout with directions on installing R & RStudio
Introduction to Quarto
Functions, Vectors, Data Types

Announcements

Class materials for BSTA 526 will be provided in the shared Dropbox folder BSTA_526_W25_class_materials_public.
For today’s class, make sure to download to your computer the folder called part_01, and then open RStudio by double-clicking on the file called part_01.Rproj.
Please join the BSTA 526 Slack channel and introduce yourself by posting in the #random channel.

Class materials

Readings
Dropbox part_01 Project folder

Post-class survey

Please fill out the post-class survey to provide feedback. Thank you!
Previous muddiest points and clearest points with responses are collected here: https://niederhausen.github.io/BSTA_526_W25/survey_feedback_previous_years

Homework

See Dropbox folder for homework assignment.
HW 1 due on 1/16.

Recording

In-class recording links are on Sakai. Navigate to Course Materials -> Schedule with links to in-class recordings. Note that the password to the recordings is at the top of the page.