Setting Up

To hit the ground running, you will probably need two key bits of software: R and RStudio. To wit,

If you prefer something like VSCode or another IDE, that is your choice. I will heavily utilize RMarkdown and quarto and both are extensively supported in RStudio. The most recent version of RStudio can be obtained here
\(R\) can be obtained from the Comprehensive R Archive Network – CRAN for just about all non-mobile OS’s. If you work on a Mac, do make sure that you acquire the one for the specific Mac that you have, e.g. Intel Mac or Apple Silicon [ARM64]