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Running R

The document provides instructions for installing and running R in Windows. It explains how to download and install R from the R-project website. It then describes how to install additional packages like DAAG and lme4 within the R environment. Finally, it outlines two methods for running R programs - in batch mode by running scripts from the command line or within the R workspace by using the R editor window.

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Running R

The document provides instructions for installing and running R in Windows. It explains how to download and install R from the R-project website. It then describes how to install additional packages like DAAG and lme4 within the R environment. Finally, it outlines two methods for running R programs - in batch mode by running scripts from the command line or within the R workspace by using the R editor window.

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Running R in Windows

 Go to www.r-project.org

 Click on CRAN on the left-side on the screen under DOWNLOAD

 Scroll down the CRAN MIRROR SITES to a U.S. site (such as USA(NC))

 Under Download and Install R, select your operating system (Linux, MacOS-
X,Windows)

 Click on the link labeled base

 Click on the link for the current version (currently it is R-2.15.1). The current link for
Windows is: R-2.15.1-win32.exe

 Download R-2.11.1-win32.exe and install it on your computer

 After installation, open the R workspace environment and download the DAAG and lme4
packages:

o On the main toolbar click on Packages  Install Package(s)  Choose


USA(NC) as CRAN Mirror  Select DAAG

o Repeat process for lme4

 You may run programs in interactive mode in RGui environment, but I will not support
this approach for this course, I will give all programs and suggest you run the programs
in batch mode.

Running programs in batch mode

Assumptions (make any necessary changes to directories):

A. You have the file Rterm installed in directory C:\Program Files\R\R-


2.15.1\bin\
B. You will keep and run all programs in the directory (where XXXX is your course
number) C:\staXXXX\

C. You will keep and run all data in the directory


C:\data\

Step 1: Create a batch file in the directory you will be running R from

In any text editor, create a one line program R.bat with the text (those are 2 “-“ signs before vanilla):

C:\Progra~1\R\R-2.15.1\bin\Rterm --vanilla

(Note: This will only have to be done once)

Step 2: Write your program (or download one)

In any text editor, type or edit an existing program (say progtest.r)

Begin program with the line (this will send any graphics output to a pdf file):

pdf(“progtest.pdf”)

End program with the line:

dev.off()

Step 3: Run your program

Pull up the Command Prompt under Accessories in Windows

Change to the directory with your program:

chdir staXXXX

Give the command to run your program:

R <progtest.r> progtest.out

Any text output will be written to the file progtest.out which can be input to WORD, notepad, etc.
Running programs in the R Workspace

 Open R (Double Click on Desktop Icon or Open Program from START)

 Click on File → Open Script

 Select the Program you want to run, it will appear in a R Editor Window

 Right Click Select All (or Type Ctrl-A)

 Right Click Run Line or Selection (or Type Ctrl-R)

 Output will appear in R Console Window

 Graphics will be routed to file you create in pdf statement

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