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You will need to install **two pieces of software on your computer for these 
lessons: [R](#r-instructions) and [RStudio](#rstudio-instructions). 
Installation for R may vary by your operating system (OS); follow the 
instructions below for your OS. Some lessons also include a small amount of 
work in a spreadsheet environment like Microsoft Excel<sup>&reg;</sup> or 
LibreOffice Calc. If you do not have spreadsheet software, you can download 
[LibreOffice Calc](https://www.libreoffice.org/discover/calc/) for free.

## R instructions

### Windows

Install R by downloading and running the exe file: 
[R Windows Installer](http://cran.r-project.org/bin/windows/base/release.htm).

### Mac

+ For Mac OSX, release 10.6 and above, install R by downloading and running the 
pkg file: [Mac OSX package](http://cran.r-project.org/bin/macosx/R-latest.pkg).
+ For earlier releases of Mac OS, see details on installing 
[older versions of R](https://cran.r-project.org/bin/macosx/) 

### Linux

Download the binary files for your Linux distribution from 
[CRAN](http://cran.r-project.org/index.html). Alternatively, you can use your 
package manager to install R. e.g. 

+ Debian/Ubuntu, run `sudo apt-get install r-base` 
+ Fedora run `sudo yum install R`

## RStudio instructions

Download and install [RStudio](http://www.rstudio.com/ide/download/desktop).