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Create a new project

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- [Instructor] So let's look at how to create projects in RStudio. I have RStudio open up as if I've just wandered into the office at the beginning of the day, and I'm starting my work in RStudio. And the very first thing I do before creating a script file is set up my project. So I go to Project in top right hand corner of the screen, and I select New Project. And now I ask, what kind of project do I want to create? We're asked whether we wanted to create a project in a New Directory, an Existing Directory, or using Version Control. We want to create a new project, so let's select New Directory. There are then three types of project that we can start. We can start an Empty Project, we can start a R Package, or we could start a Shiny Web Application. Well, shiny isn't what we're talking about in this course. R Packages are far beyond what we know how to build so far. All we want is an Empty Project within which we can do our data analysis project, for instance. So I'll select Empty…

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