R Coding Practices
This article lays out some best practices for coding using R. Though it is possible to use R without it, the RStudio integrated development environment makes its use easier and is the standard among R users. There is not a single set of best practices and the guidelines below are suggestions that can and should be adapted the each project's needs, as well as users' preferences
Read First
- RStudio
- Comments
- Objects names
Package installation
Comments and script structure
Naming objects
Style and white space
Loops in R
Tidyverse
Version control
RStudio projects
Additional Resources
Related DIME Analytics Trainings
- Training session recording on Introduction to R Shiny
- Training session recording on Big data workflows with R
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