Add-On Packages

Estimated Completion Time

About 45–60 minutes, including practice exercises and knowledge quizzes.

Welcome to the Add-On Packages module. In this module, you will learn how to use supplementary software packages that greatly extend R’s core functionality. This module is divided into two tutorials.

  1. R Packages
  2. Documentation

Each tutorial will comprise a series of interactive lessons with practice problems embedded throughout. After you complete each tutorial, you will have the opportunity to complete a knowledge quiz to check your learning.

Learning Goals

After completing this module, you will be able to:

R Packages

  1. Explain the procedure required to install, load, and use an R package
  2. Install new R packages from a remote package repository
  3. Load an R package
  4. Use the functions provided by add-on packages

Documentation

  1. Access the documentation for functions provided by installed packages
  2. Explain the purpose of the sections in an R help file
  3. Use the information in an R help file to learn how to use an unfamiliar R function

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