Introduction to R

This workshop will introduce participants to the R statistical programming language. R is a completely free and open-source programming language and environment for statistical analysis. In this workshop, participants will learn what R is and how it differs from other statistical software packages and programming languages. They will learn the basics of data I/O, manipulation, and visualization in R. Workshop participants will practice what they learn via practical exercises.

Professionals seeking a master-level introduction to R programming.

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After completing this course, participants can:

Describe what R is, how it differs from other statistical analysis software, and how it differs from other programming languages Describe common R data types and discuss their strengths and weaknesses Write simple R scripts to do the following tasks:

• Read external data into R and write out data/results in various formats
• Calculate summary statistics
• Programmatically manipulate data objects
• Generate simple graphical visualizations of data/models.