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This chapter is written for the user who has never downloaded R onto his or her computer, much less opened the program.
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The names of these files change as new versions of R are released. As of this printing, the respective files are R-3.1.2-snowleopard.pkg or R-3.1.2-mavericks.pkg for various versions of Mac OS X and R-3.1.2-win.exe for Windows. Linux users will find it easier to install from a terminal. Terminal code is available by following the Download R for Linux link on the CRAN page, then choosing a Linux distribution on the next page, and using the terminal code listed on the resulting page. At the time of printing, Debian, various forms of Red Hat, OpenSUSE, and Ubuntu are all supported.
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RStudio is available at http://www.rstudio.com.
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The arrow (<-) is the traditional assignment operator, though a single equals sign (=) also can serve for assignments.
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Monogan, J.E. (2015). Obtaining R and Downloading Packages. In: Political Analysis Using R. Use R!. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-23446-5_1
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