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Expand Up @@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ Believe it or not, R can help you do that. Over the course of the book, you will

These projects are lighthearted, but they are also deep. As you complete them, you will become an expert at the skills you need to work with data as a data scientist. You will learn how to store data in your computer's memory, how to access data that is already there, and how to transform data values in memory when necessary. You will also learn how to write your own programs in R that you can use to analyze data and run simulations.

If simulating a slot machine (or dice, or cards) seems frivilous, think of it this way: playing a slot machine is a process. Once you can simulate it, you'll be able to simulate other processes, such as bootstrap sampling, Markov chain Monte Carlo, and other data-analysis procedures. Plus, these projects provide concrete examples for learning all of the components of R programming: objects, data types, classes, notation, functions, environments, `if` trees, loops, and vectorization. This first project will make it easier to study these things by teaching you the basics of R.
If simulating a slot machine (or dice, or cards) seems frivolous, think of it this way: playing a slot machine is a process. Once you can simulate it, you'll be able to simulate other processes, such as bootstrap sampling, Markov chain Monte Carlo, and other data-analysis procedures. Plus, these projects provide concrete examples for learning all of the components of R programming: objects, data types, classes, notation, functions, environments, `if` trees, loops, and vectorization. This first project will make it easier to study these things by teaching you the basics of R.

Your first mission is simple: assemble R code that will simulate rolling a pair of dice, like at a craps table. Once you have done that, we'll weight the dice a bit in your favor, just to keep things interesting.

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Don't worry if it seems like we cover a lot of ground fast. This project is designed to give you a concise overview of the R language. You will return to many of the concepts we meet here in projects 2 and 3, where you will examine the concepts in depth.

You'll need to have both R and RStudio installed on your computer before you can use them. Both are free and easy to download. See [Appendix A](#starting) for complete instructions. If you are ready to begin, open RStudio on your computer and read on.
You'll need to have both R and RStudio installed on your computer before you can use them. Both are free and easy to download. See [Appendix A](#starting) for complete instructions. If you are ready to begin, open RStudio on your computer and read on.