Name: Introduction to R
Start: 2023-11-16T14:00:00-06:00
End: 2023-11-16T16:00:00-06:00
Location: John Crerar Library - Kathleen A. Zar Room

Introduction to R

Research Computing Center

John Crerar Library - Kathleen A. Zar Room

R is a popular programming language for statistical computing and graphics. Because of the emergence of the tidyverse ecosystem, R has gained a significant amount of popularity in the field of Data Science. This workshop will give a basic introduction to the R programming language and R for Data Science workflow, from reading data into memory to cleaning data, from processing data to visualization to modeling, and to data science communication (e.g., using RMarkdown and/or Quarto). 

Objectives: 
Gain the basic understanding of the R programming language
Learn the scope of what R can do
Understand the tidyverse ecosystem
Understand the R for Data Science workflow
Become capable of writing basic R programs 


Level: Introductory

Duration: 2 hours

Prerequisites: Some familiarity to programming in general. All participants are encouraged to bring a laptop with a Mac, Linux, or Windows operating system on which they have administrative privileges, in order to participate in the hands-on training.

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