Here you will find readings to support the video lectures on R installation, basic visualization and introductory statistics. If you'd like a more comprehensive online resource, pease take a look at:

https://www.datacamp.com/courses/free-introduction-to-r

For those of us working in the Windows environment, the following PDF should help you get R downloaded and installed.

Packages greatly extend the reach and functionality or R. They allow us to gain access to libraries of data and methods. Here is a short introduction to packages.

We take a moment to review some basics statistics, especially within the context of R.