Introduction to R Data Analysis

Data Science Training Program

Leandro Lima, PhD

Ayushi Agrawal, PhD

The scripting language R is considered one of the most powerful languages for quantitative analysis, statistics, and graphics. This workshop will help you get started using R to analyze your datasets and create graphs for visualization. You’ll do hands-on exercises to demystify data analysis using R.

From our previous experience in teaching this workshop, we know that some of the folks register with an expectation to learn how to use ggplot2, seurat, dplyr, etc., but most registrants come absolutely uninitiated. 

This workshop is designed for those who have no background in programming/R. ggplot2, seurat, dplyr, etc. will not be covered but some of them will be covered in our intermediate-level workshops.

You’ll learn:

• RStudio interface
• Addition, subtraction, basic math operations
• Assigning values to variables
• Commenting in a script
• Logical operators
• Intro to functions and libraries
• Reading data
• Troubleshooting error messages
• Exploring data (basic summaries such as mean, median, etc.)
• Selecting subsets of data
• Plotting data
• Data structures available in R

No background in statistics or computing is necessary. Have your laptop ready with RStudio and R installed.

This is an introductory workshop in the R Scripting series. No prior experience with programming or R/RStudio is required for this course. No prerequisites. Absolute beginners are especially welcome!

Visit the workshop site for more details and materials.