Description

Tired of jumping between R and a text editor? This workshop will get you started using R Markdown to write and export a formatted assignment or paper.

1. Structure text
2. Format code, visualizations, and tables for display
3. Export a submission-ready file

Activity expectations

• Navigate code with instructor: 50 min.
• Solo/Group practice: 20 min.
• Lecture: 20 min.

Prerequisites

• Install R and RStudio OR use Penn Libraries’ on-site computers
• Get comfortable navigating RStudio and reading R code
• Activate your Penn+Box account
• Install packages in R: install.packages(c("ggplot2", "kableExtra", "rmarkdown", "stargazer"), dep = TRUE)

• Optional: Check for and/or install a LaTeX distribution (e.g.: TinyTeX). LaTeX will let you create PDFs from R Markdown. You can participate fully without it.