Summary

In this chapter, we learned how to install RStudio and got a general overview of its user interface. This consists of four main panes: the Source Editor pane, the console pane, the Environment and Help pane, and the Files, Plot, Help, and Viewer pane. We learned their different functions and saw what tools each pane has.

Furthermore, we learned how to create a project with RStudio in combination with Dropbox, and we started our first small data analysis.

In the next chapter, we will learn how to communicate our work with the help of R Markdown, and how to create reproducible research.