Install R and RStudio

Install R

First you need to install R itself (the engine).

  1. If you have a WINDOWS, click here: Download R for Windows and download the most recent version of R

  2. If you have a MAC, click here: Download for macOS and download the most recent version of R

  3. Double-click on the downloaded file (check your Downloads folder). Click yes through all the prompts to install like any other program.

Install RStudio

Next, you need to install RStudio, the nicer graphical user interface (GUI) for R (the dashboard). Once R and RStudio are both installed, you can ignore R and only use RStudio. RStudio will use R automatically and you won’t ever have to interact with R directly.

  1. Go here: https://posit.co/download/rstudio-desktop/

  2. Scroll down, download the most recent version for either Mac or Windows

  3. Double-click on the downloaded file (check your Downloads folder). Click yes through all the prompts to install like any other program.

Double-click on RStudio to run it (check your applications folder or start menu).

You’re done!