9 Troubleshooting

Even advanced users of R run into problems often. Here are some of the most common errors that can often be resolved quickly:

• file is not in the right place, or is incorrectly named
• improperly formatted files
• missing values
• spelling errors
• incorrectly named parameters

For more complex errors, the help documentation of a function is a good place to start. Additionally, the online community of R users is extremely active and helpful. If you’ve got a question, it’s extremely likely it’s been asked and answered many times already!