Data & Setup

Data

The data and any additional resources (e.g., scripts) used in these materials is provided as a zip file. Download and unzip the folder to your Desktop to follow along with the materials.

<a href=““https://github.com/cambiotraining/bbs-statistics/tree/main/materials/data_scripts/data_scripts.zip”“>

Software

In this course, we will use the programming language R. R is specialised for statistics, and some of the packages we use here don’t have satisfactory analogues in other languages (yet!).

By default, we’ll assume that you’re using RStudio as your integrated development environment. However, you’re welcome to use VSCode, Positron or a similar alternative if you prefer.

R and RStudio

Windows

Download and install all these using default options:

• R
• RTools
• RStudio

Mac OS

Download and install all these using default options:

• R
• RStudio

Linux

• Go to the R installation folder and look at the instructions for your distribution.
• Download the RStudio installer for your distribution and install it using your package manager.