Introduction to Scientific Programming in R

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Workshop content

In this workshop, participants will learn practical R programming skills for scientific data processing and analysis over the course of 30 hours of instruction and practice. The workshop will introduce the R programming language, the graphical user interface RStudio and how R can be used to manage and analyze your data. At the end of this workshop, you will be able to:

  • import & export data
  • understand data types and object types
  • filter, reshape, merge and manipulate your data
  • mathematically transform data
  • navigate R help files
  • plot data
  • do repeat actions in R (time permitting)

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Who is this workshop for?

This workshop is intended for beginner R users. No previous experience in R or any other programming or statistical language is expected (although previous R users whose skills have lapsed are welcome)

What this workshop will NOT cover

  • git, GitHub, or any version control
  • statistical analysis

Requirements

  • A laptop. You can opt to install R and RStudio on it (recommended if you plan to continue using R beyond the workshop), or you can use the online R programming environment provided by Posit Cloud.

When

May 20-24, 2024
Monday - Friday 9 am - 12 pm | 1 pm - 4 pm Pacific Time

All sessions will take place on the University of Idaho campus in Moscow, Idaho.

Instructors

Julia Piaskowski

Harpreet Kaur