Intro to R, R Markdown, and LLM Basics

• Install and set up R and RStudio

• R fundamentals: objects, vectors, data frames, scripts, packages (tidyverse)

• R Markdown/Quarto: document structure, code chunks, rendering to HTML/PDF

• LLMs 101: what they are, common research use cases, and calling them through an R package called ellmer.

Takeaways

• A working R/RStudio environment

• A template R Markdown report you can reuse

• A checklist for responsible LLM use in research

Lunch will be provided for registered attendees only.