Repository provides general tools to begin learning the R programming language for ecological statistics. These introductory materials have been developed by many authors, including Jared Stabach, Joseph Kolowski, Ramiro Crego, Qiongyu Huang, Grant Connectte, and Fernanda Ribeiro as a prerequisite for more complex analyses being taught at the Smithsonian-Mason School of Conservation. Please see https://smconservation.gmu.edu/programs/graduate-and-professional/ for additional information.