Introduction to Statistical Computing with the R Programming Language
This hands-on workshop mixes powerpoint-free discussion of open source R with guided coding examples for data analysis. Bring your laptop!!
This face-to-face short course outlines how to get started with the R programming language
This session equips attendees with a broad & unintimidating overview of how to approach quantitative research tasks on a wide variety of topics including data science, geospatial analysis, graphical visualization, epidemiology & clinical trials, econometrics & actuarial science, database engineering, experiment design, natural language processing, medical imaging, and many more!
Learning Outcomes
- R programming introduction with hands-on coding and scripting - beginners are welcome!!
- Familiarity with the open source community that built this powerful computing technology, with comparisons to a range of alternatives like Python, C++, JavaScript, Stata, HTML, Microsoft Excel
- Understanding the CRAN package ecosystem like data.table, the tidyverse, superfast SQL duckdb
This hands-on workshop mixes powerpoint-free discussion of open source R with guided coding examples for data analysis. Bring your laptop!!
This face-to-face short course outlines how to get started with the R programming language
This session equips attendees with a broad & unintimidating overview of how to approach quantitative research tasks on a wide variety of topics including data science, geospatial analysis, graphical visualization, epidemiology & clinical trials, econometrics & actuarial science, database engineering, experiment design, natural language processing, medical imaging, and many more!
Learning Outcomes
- R programming introduction with hands-on coding and scripting - beginners are welcome!!
- Familiarity with the open source community that built this powerful computing technology, with comparisons to a range of alternatives like Python, C++, JavaScript, Stata, HTML, Microsoft Excel
- Understanding the CRAN package ecosystem like data.table, the tidyverse, superfast SQL duckdb
Speakers
Anthony Damico
Independent Consultant
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Highlights
- 2 hours
- In person
Location
Boston Public Library - Central Library (Mezzanine Study Room 3)
700 Boylston Street
Boston, MA 02116
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Agenda
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Discussion of Statistical Computing with the R Programming Language
What does free & open source software really mean, who created the R project, who uses it, and why?
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Hands-on Session and Getting Started with R
How do R users interact with the windows on the screen, save our work, share methods, & publish results?
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Conversation about Learning Resources and Additional Uses of R
Where do interested individuals seek help, troubleshoot, advance our own discipline-specific R expertise?