Installing R and RStudio

R is a programming language for data analysis and visualisation widely used in research, statistics, and reproducible workflows. R allows you to:

clean and structure data
perform analysis
create plots and reports

RStudio is effectively a workspace for working in R which makes creating and editing much easier.

First install R:

Go to: https://cran.r-project.org

Then install RStudio:

Go to: https://posit.co/download/rstudio-desktop

Note

Note, you may need permissions from your organisation to install these software if you are using a managed computer. R and RStudio are widely used and they may be available in your organisation’s preapproved software centre.