Setting up the R development environment is actually a ridiculously easy task. It just consists of downloading the base R and the IDE to help with seeing how code runs.
The power of R is in the packages that are available. The ones needed will be noted in a later post.
For Getting R
1> Select a suitable download mirror site from https://cran.r-project.org/mirrors.html
2> Then on the mirror site select the precompiled distributions for your system, i.e., Windows, Mac, Linux 32/64-bit
3> Download the software
4> Follow the installation instructions as provided
Getting the R IDE (Integrated Development Environment)
1> Available on https://www.rstudio.com/products/rstudio/download/
2> Pick the appropriate FREE Desktop version – has all features needed
3> Follow instructions to install