Technical requirements

R is an open source software that is platform independent. All you need to do is download the particular package from the following links:

The following steps are used to install R in your system:

• You need to have the R language installed. Download the R installer from here: https://cran.r-‐project.org/.
• We recommend using RStudio. If you don't already have it installed, you can get it from the following link: https://www.rstudio.com/products/rstudio/download.
• Check that R and RStudio are working.
• Install the R packages required for the workshop.

The first time you open the RStudio user interface after installation, it will look as shown in the following screenshot:

• You will also need to have prior knowledge of the R programming language. Packt has a wide range of books and video titles that are available for this purpose.
• The code for this chapter is available at the following link:
   https://github.com/PacktPublishing/Hands-On-Exploratory-Data-Analysis-with-R.