R is a fundamental open source, case-sensitive programming language. RStudio is an active member of the R community and an integrated development environment (IDE)for R.

You need to install both R and R-Studio on your system before actually getting started with R. In this page, you will be guided through the installation process and get introduced to both of them.

Install R

Step 1: Download the package relevant to your system (Windows or Mac or Linux) from the Comprehensive R Archive Network (CRAN) website.

Step 2: Install R like you normally install any new software package.

Now, Install R-Studio

Step 1: Download the R-Studio Desktop package from the R-Studio website.

Step 2: Install R-Studio using user’s setup process.

Before you move on, make sure you have installed both R and R-Studio on your system. In this lecture, you will be introduced to different components of R-Studio.