Group work

Tasks

Let’s take 5 mins and pair up with another person. Pick out a few (or all!) of the questions below to ask each other and try to answer them.

Questions about R and RStudio

1. What is an R package and what is it used for?
2. What function in R can be used to install packages from CRAN?
3. What is a limitation of the current R system?
4. How many packages are on CRAN? Where can you find this information?
5. How many packages are on GitHub? Is it possible to find this information?
6. What is the craziest and/or coolest R package you have heard of?
7. If you had to describe a set of tasks that you would like to have in an R package, what would it be?