Lab 0

BUS 320

Elizabeth Stanny

Introduce yourself to a classmate

  • Name, year, concentration, hometown
  • What did you do over the break?
  • What do you hope to get out of this course?
  • Anything else you want to share/ask?

Copy questions to 0: Assignment on Canvas

For you:

  • Name:

  • Year:

  • Concentration:

  • Hometown:

  • What did you do over the break?

  • What do you hope to get out of this course?

  • Anything else you want to share/ask?

For peer:

  • Name:

  • Year:

  • Concentration:

  • Hometown:

  • What did they do over the break?

  • What do they hope to get out of this course?

  • Anything else you want to share about them?

Sign up for a Netlify account using your SSU email

Choose Your Development Environment

You have two options for this course:

Option A: Positron (Local)

  • Desktop application (install on your computer or check out computer from the library for the semester)
  • Works offline
  • Faster performance
  • Free

Option B: Posit Cloud

  • Works in any web browser
  • No installation needed
  • Access from any computer
  • Free tier available

Positron

Video

Step 1: Install R

  • Visit r-project.org
  • Download R for your operating system (Windows/Mac/Linux)
  • Run the installer with default settings
  • Note: R is the engine, Positron is the interface

Step 2: Install Positron

  • Visit positron.posit.co
  • Download Positron for your operating system
  • Install with default settings
  • Advantage: Built specifically for data science workflows

Step 3: Verify Installation

  • Open Positron
  • You should see the interface with script editor, console, and file browser
  • Type 2 + 2 in the console and press Enter
  • If you see [1] 4, everything is working correctly!

Step 4: Copy template

Step 5: Install Packages

console install.packages(“pacman”)

pacman::p_load(rmarkdown, openintro, tidyverse, skimr, ggmosaic, scales, ggcharts, plotly)

Step 6: Render

  • Preview
  • Stop Preview

Step 5: Publish to Netlify

terminal: quarto publish netlify

Step 6

Copy url address to assignment

Posit Cloud

Step 1: Sign up for posit cloud account

Step 2: Copy template

Step 3: Install Packages

console install.packages(“pacman”)

pacman::p_load(rmarkdown, openintro, tidyverse, skimr, ggmosaic, scales, ggcharts, plotly)

Step 4: Render

  • Preview
  • Stop Preview

Step 5: Publish to Netlify

terminal: quarto publish netlify

Step 6

Copy url address to assignment

Wrap-up

Any questions?