We started with some motivations on how and why R was created and its continued evolution to meet the needs of modern data analysis workflows spanning nearly every domain in science and business. We then showed folks how to install R, RStudio, and gave a variety of introductory examples of how to use R.

Each talk below has instructions for viewing. However, its easiest if one downloads all materials by clicking on the green Clone or download button above, on the right side of the file list toolbar.

Introduction.html slides

• Joe Cursio: R from the VeRy Beginning - Installation.pptx (Click Download button. 14.2 MB)

• Justin Shea: R Motivations Download the R-Motivations-talk.html file. For best results, open and view it with Firefox.

• Joe Cursio: R from the VeRy Beginning.pptx (Click Download button. 31.3 MB)

• Adam Ginensky: Getting data into R. Download the Data_into_R_ap14.html file. For best results, open and view it with Firefox.

Thanks again to Microsoft Developer Advocates for sponsoring today's meetup with 🍕 🍕 🍕! Thanks also to the Stuart School of Business at the Illinois Institute of Technology for providing fully functional class room space.