Introduction to R Workshop
- Date : 31st May 2018
- Time : 1:00pm to 5:00pm
- Location : Monash University Peninsula Campus, Building D (Business and Economics), Room D3.11A, https://goo.gl/maps/5CKNAjsMfPs
- Instructors : Paul Harrison, Adele Barugahare
- Helpers : Gede Rajeg, Richard Beare
This is a beginner-level workshop providing a taste of working in the R language. It aims to give participants skills needed apply data analysis approaches to research questions
General Information
The workshop will be taught in a similar style to Sofware Carpentry workshops. Software Carpentry’s mission is to trains researchers in the core data skills for efficient, shareable, and reproducible research practices.
Who: The course is aimed at beginners to programming. You don’t need to have any previous knowledge of the tools that will be presented at the workshop.
Setup Requirements: BYO Laptop. No software installation required. The course will be taught online, so active internet connection is required. Tools and material will be provided on the day.
Schedule
| Time | Programme |
|---|---|
| 13:00 | Welcome & Introduction |
| 13:30 | Starting out in R |
| 14:30 | Data frames |
| 15:30 | Tea break |
| 15:45 | Data frames continued and ggplot2 |
| 17:00 | Wrap-up |
Resources
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