Draft -- please don't follow these instructions yet!
Make sure R is installed!
We assume that you have installed R. If not, follow the instructions from last lectures to install R.
Install RStudio
RStudio is a powerful and easy to use open source IDE for R. Download the appropriate version for your OS from http://www.rstudio.com/ide/download/desktop and install it on your computer.
R Packages
In this workshop, a few different R packages will be used. To install R packages, you can either follow the steps described here or use the package installation tool in RStudio (Tools -> Install Packages... ). Please install the following packages:
Python
Although our focus will be on R, we will cover the interaction between R and Python. In order to install Python on your computer, you can follow one of Iain's installation guide: Modelling with Python Workshop - Installation Guide for OSX, Modelling with Python Workshop - Installation Guide for Linux, Modelling with Python Workshop - Installation Guide for Windows . You only need to follow the sections "Install Python" and "Install setuptools". For this workshop, we will keep the required Python knowledge to a minimum. However, since Python will be used extensively in other workshops, it's a good idea to go over some Resources for Learning Python.
Installing RPy2
OSX
- Open a terminal
- Type sudo python -m easy_install rpy2==2.2
- easy_install will download and install RPy2 to your computer
Linux
- Open a terminal.
- Type easy_install rpy2==2.2
- easy_install will download and install RPy2 to your computer
Windows
- Open a command prompt and navigate to your Python folder's scripts folder, e.g. by running "cd C:/Python27/Scripts"
- Type easy_install rpy2==2.2
- easy_install will download and install RPy2 to your computer
Testing your installation
Please complete the testing tasks at https://wikis.mit.edu/confluence/x/bUMYBQ.