R for Absolute Beginners, May 2024

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  • R for Absolute Beginners, May 2024May 6, 2024 - May 10, 20249:00 am - 12:00 pm

Location

UM Bannatyne: Chown Building: Room 474, George & Fay Yee Centre for Healthcare Innovation

Address:
753 McDermot Ave., Chown Building, Room 474, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, R3E 0T6

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Description:

This 3-day hands-on and in-person workshop, presented by CHI’s Data Science platform, will introduce participants to R by providing instruction and hands-on exercises. Participants will gain understanding of basic workflows in R, including data manipulation, graphics, and programming. We will be emphasizing the tidyverse family of packages in R.

No prior experience with R will be assumed. Please bring your own computer. Instructions for installing R and RStudio will be provided a few days before the workshop begins.

Sessions will be held from 9am to 12pm (CT) on Monday, May 6th, Wednesday, May 8th and Friday, May 10th.

 


Objectives:

  • Introduction to R – why use it, user interface (R Studio) and basic data structures.
  • Overview of data management techniques using the tidyverse package.
  • Learn elementary graphic functions for data visualization.
  • Learn how to import and export datasets.

Cost:

$50.00 – Academic, $150 – Non-profit, and $300 – Commercial


Contact Information:

For more information, please click here to email Robert Balshaw.


Registration Cancellation Policy:

A registration refund will be made upon written request on or before April 29th, 2024. A $35 administrative fee will be retained. No refunds will be made for cancellations after this date.

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