Assignment #1

GitHub link: https://github.com/rayhankhan-svg/r-programming-assignments

R and RStudio: 

I ran into a few little setup and system compatibility problems when installing R and RStudio. R was easy to install from CRAN, however at first I wasn't sure which version to obtain for my operating system. I verified the correct installer for my OS after carefully examining the CRAN download page, and I continued without any more issues. The installation of RStudio went quite smoothly as well, but in order for RStudio to properly identify R, I had to make sure R was fully installed first. 

Another problem I ran into was that when I first launched RStudio, output did not appear in the Console right away. The Console started operating regularly after restarting RStudio and confirming that R was correctly installed and identified in the system path. Also I verified that both R and RStudio were running the most recent versions by looking up their versions in the Console.

By paying close attention to the installation instructions and confirming system specifications, the minor problems were easily fixed. I was able to start working with R programming without any more technical issues once R and RStudio were properly installed and set up.

I am running running Windows 11 Home, R version 4.5.2 for Windows and RStudio version 2026.01.0+392. 

Read foundational chapters: 

An R vector is a basic data structure that stores a group of values of the same type, such as numbers or text. I gathered from the readings that R treats even single values as vectors, demonstrating the significance of vectors in the language. Since many R operations are made to work on full vectors at once rather than one item at a time, vectors are essential to data analysis. This helps clarify why vectors serve as the basis for more intricate data structures in R and makes dealing with data quicker and simpler, particularly as datasets get bigger.






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