Introduction

This document provides information about Rstudio, how to knit an Rmarkdown (.Rmd) file to PDF and subsequently upload it to Canvas.

RStudio & R Markdown

Below are the general components of an RStudio project.

Below are the general components of an RMarkdown file.

To get more details about the RStudio project, RMarkdown file, and just R in general, read Getting Started in Data Visualization by Kieran Healy.

Knitting to PDF

All of your homework assignments will be completed in RMarkdown as .Rmd files. It is good practice to periodically Knit to PDF to create a .pdf document, as the final version will be submitted as a PDF document.

A PDF version of your assignment should generate. You may get a pop-up window asking if it’s okay to open it. If so, “accept”.

Upload to Canvas

Once you are fully satisfied with your homework and are ready to submit, knit to PDF once more. Navigate to your Math118 folder on your Desktop.

Then find the .pdf file associated with the assignment.

Upload this PDF file to the corresponding Assignment on Canvas.