Introduction to R
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2017-04-21
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Indiana University Workshop in Methods
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R is a flexible, free software language for statistical computing and visualizations. Its popularity is increasing across a broad range of disciplines. This workshop will provide and introduction to using R including
- Downloading R and where to find R on IU computers
- Basic R syntax
- The Rstudio environment
- Creating and importing data
- Producing and editing graphs
- Using statistical techniques such as t-tests, simple linear regressions, and mixed models.
No prior knowledge of R is assumed. We do, however, recommend that if you are using your own laptop that you download R and RStudio.
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Jefferson Davis has worked in Research Analytics for over ten years, and has extensive experience with R, Matlab, and other numerical packages. Some of Jefferson's recent projects have included: developing interfaces for computational text analysis; cluster analysis of institutional "big data" sets; and numerical simulations of resource management in fisheries.
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Workshop in Methods, R, Workshop in Methods
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