Before attending the workshop, make sure to install both R and RStudio per instructions found at the bottom of the main workshop page.
On the first day of the R workshop, you will be introduced to the following topics:
- Variables (aka objects)
- R core data types: these will include integer, double, character and logical
- R data structures: these will be limited to vectors and dataframes
- Good R coding practices
- Reading a CSV file into R
On the second day of the R workshop, you will be introduced to the following topics:
- Extending R’s functionality with packages
- Reading Excel files into an R session
- Manipulating data tables
- Visualizing data