R Wizardry Workshop

R is an open source programming language and software environment for statistical computing and graphics that is widely used in many academic disciplines. This intensive two-day workshop will cover basic and advanced skills in computer programming using R. The workshop will combine short lectures with directed learning using example programming. By the end of the workshop participants will be able to: Import data into R and use R’s built-in functionality Mange, select, extract, and transform data objects Perform basic and advanced plotting including high-resolution figures Introductions to summary and intermediate statistics Write customized programming using and advanced flow control and conditional arguments Build customized functions for modelling, analyses, statistics, plotting, and data management Participants are encouraged to bring their own laptops with R and RStudio (or another syntax editor) installed, but this is not required and desktop computers are available. Restricted to University of Calgary Faculty, Staff, and Students – no prior knowledge of R required Restricted to 36 attendees Workshop runs 10:00 am – 4:00 pm both days, but there will be scheduled breaks To register visit the Library website: http://ucalgary.libcal.com/event/2549981 For more information about the session, or to ask questions, contact Christie.hurrell@ucalgary.ca Dates & Times: 10:00am – 4:00pm, Tuesday, September 6, 2016 10:00am – 4:00pm, Wednesday, September 7, 2016 Location: TFDL 440B Categories: Programming, Research Skills, Technology training
Location:
Room 440B on the 4th floor of Taylor Family Digital Library
Speaker:
Workshop instructor: Kyle Wilson
More information at http://www.ucalgary.ca/events/calendar/r-wizardry-workshop