Stats Central - Intro to R (1 day course 7 May, 2019)

Course Overview

R is widely used and extremely powerful statistical software. This course assumes that you have never used R before. You will learn how to obtain and install R, which is open-source software, and RStudio, which is a versatile, user-friendly interface for using R.

This one-day introduction to R will cover some basic features of R and lay the groundwork for you to improve your R skills independently. The course is self-paced and focussed on developing practical skills.

Note: It is very useful to do this course before our introductory statistics course, Introductory Statistics for Researchers.

Course Outline

We will cover:

• calculations in R - addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, exponentiation (raising something to a power)
• variables - how to store values so you can easily reuse them
• types of data - different types of data structures and how to store them (e.g. numbers, text and Boolean (TRUE or FALSE) values)
• organising R code and data so you can easily reuse them at a later date (script files and working directories)
• efficient ways to create patterns of numbers
• logical operators useful for manipulating data (e.g. <, >, etc.)
• handling "spreadsheets" in R (matrices and data frames)
• adding comments to your code so people you share code with can easily follow it
• using inbuilt R Help files and other help resources

Duration: 9.00am to 5.00pm

Requirement: You will need to bring your own laptop to the workshop.