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Our installation instructions have been forged in the fires of [STAT 545](http://stat545.com), [STAT 540](https://stat540-ubc.github.io), and assorted workshops, over several years. We regularly hear from [grateful souls on the internet](https://twitter.com/millsGT49/status/647059167509921793) who also have success.
Our installation instructions have been forged in the fires of [STAT 545](http://stat545.com), [STAT 540](https://stat540-ubc.github.io), and assorted workshops, over several years. We regularly hear from [grateful souls](https://twitter.com/ibddoctor/status/777610645617475584) [on the internet](https://twitter.com/millsGT49/status/647059167509921793) who also have success.

Here's some recent data on the subset of STAT 545 students for which we recorded the operating system: half Mac, just under half Windows (various flavours), and a dash of Linux.
Here's data on the operating systems we encounter in STAT 545 and other workshops: overall the bulk are split sort of evenly between Mac and Windows (various flavours), with a dash of Linux.

| | 2014 | 2015 |
|-----------:|---------:|---------:|
| Mac | 16 (41%) | 38 (52%) |
| Windows 7 | 9 (23%) | 13 (18%) |
| Windows 8 | 12 (31%) | 9 (12%) |
| Windows 10 | 0 (0%) | 8 (11%) |
| Linux | 2 (5%) | 5 (7%) |
| | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | useR! 2016 | CSAMA 2016 |
|------------:|---------:|---------:|---------:|-----------:|-----------:|
| Mac | 16 (41%) | 38 (52%) | 35 (43%) | 28 (44%) | 25 (58%) |
| Windows 10* | 0 (0%) | 8 (11%) | 30 (37%) | 27 (43%) | 6 (6%) |
| Windows 8 | 12 (31%) | 9 (12%) | 4 (5%) | | |
| Windows 7 | 9 (23%) | 13 (18%) | 10 (12%) | | |
| Linux | 2 (5%) | 5 (7%) | 2 (2%) | 8 (13%) | 12 (28%) |

\* Windows 10 is the Windows catchall, when I don't have more specific info.

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