StartR

1 Overview

The startr is a free, self-paced learning resource from Monash University’s EBS (Econometrics and Business Statistics) department that offers beginner-to-intermediate modules for learning R. It covers four main areas:

• Getting started — installing R and RStudio, learning RStudio basics, writing basic R code, organising project files, and troubleshooting errors.
• Tidy data analysis — reading data from files, restructuring messy datasets with tidyr, and manipulating data with dplyr.
• Statistical modelling — linear regression.
• Writing documents — creating reports and documents with Quarto.

Each module is short (15–45 minutes) and aimed at beginners or those with some R experience.