R for Absolute Beginners – September 2024

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  • R for Absolute Beginners, September 2024Sep 23, 2024 - Sep 27, 20249:00 am - 12:00 pm

Location

UM Bannatyne: Rehabilitation Building: Room R060

771 McDermot Avenue

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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, Sept 23rd, Wednesday, Sept 25th and Friday, Sept 27th.

Location: Rehabilitation Building: Room R060


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 trainees and students (post-docs included), $150.00 – Non-profit organizations staff, $300.00 – Industry professionals


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 September 18th, 2024. A $35 administrative fee will be retained. No refunds will be made for cancellations after this date.

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