Basic Syntax in R

Symbol Shortcut Formal Name Read as
<- Alt + (Wiindows)
Option + (Mac)
Assignment Operator Assign whatever is on the right to the variable on the left.
%>% Ctrl + Shift + M Pipe (Tidyverse) Take this (dataset), and then do this operation
” ….” String text inside quotation marks are usually character or string data type. This is not a rule but a general guideline.

Functions in R

Fictional function from the Epi R Handbook

Source : https://www.epirhandbook.com/en/new_pages/basics.html

Functions

Source : https://www.epirhandbook.com/en/new_pages/basics.html

Where do Functions come from?

Functions can belong to either base R or to packages.

If you want to specify which package to call a function

pacman::p_load(tidyverse)

Math Operators

Operator Function Comments
+ Add
- Subtract
* Multiply
/ Divide
== Equal to
| Or See Key above Shift
c(value1, value2, value3) Combine Combine values into a single vector