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 By the end of this course, you will be able to import datasets in various formats, use commands to understand your data better, and edit datasets to handle incorrect ordering or incomplete entries.
 
-## Requirements
-Ensure that you have access to the Learn course page [Introduction to R](https://www.learn.ed.ac.uk/ultra/courses/_114976_1/outline). 
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 ## Getting Started
-1. Access RStudio through Noteable (or any other preferred methods). You may find the [RStudio Access and Installaiton Guide](https://www.learn.ed.ac.uk/ultra/courses/_114976_1/outline/file/_11039826_1) helpful for this step. 
+1. Access RStudio through Noteable (or any other preferred methods). You may find the [RStudio Access and Installaiton Guide](https://git.ecdf.ed.ac.uk/introduction-to-r/part-1-basic-syntax/-/blob/main/RStudioAccessAndInstallationGuide.pdf?ref_type=heads) helpful for this step. 
 2. Create a new project space in RStudio by clicking the "Project: (None)" button at the top right corner. 
 3. In the pop-up box, click New Project -> Version Control -> Git. 
 4. Copy-n-paste the URL of this repository to the "Repository URL" section.