Join us in person for this hands-on research computing workshop using R.
Location: St. FX University, Mulroney Hall, MULH4024.
Note that there is no virtual option.
SPACE IS LIMITED!
The workshop is free for university students, staff, and faculty.
The workshop is free for university students, staff, and faculty.
Tea, coffee, and cookies provided.
Introductory Programming with R (In-person only)
April 30, May 1, 0900-1300hrs Atlantic
St. FX University
This in-person only session will start with basic R syntax and the R Studio notebook interface. Then, we’ll teach you how to import CSV files, the structure of data frames, how to deal with factors, how to add/remove rows and columns, how to create functions with R, loops with R, how to calculate summary statistics from a data frame, and a brief introduction to plotting. The last lesson demonstrates visualization with R where we would explore various data plotting and visualization methodologies using R. The principles, techniques, and examples covered in the workshop are applicable to a wide variety of research areas including sciences, arts, and business. No previous experience with digital tools or programming is required for this workshop.
About ACENET
ACENET is a consortium of post-secondary institutions in Atlantic Canada that provides digital research infrastructure access, expertise and support, and skills development. We help researchers to use powerful computers with fast networks, petabytes of storage, and specialized software and methods for data mining, big data processing and analysis, visual analytics, large simulations, machine learning, cloud-based platforms and research portals, and complex modelling and calculations that regular computers simply can't handle. We also offer research data management tools, and our local team provides specialized expertise in a variety of areas, ongoing support and and skills development to researchers and their teams.
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