An Introduction to R (2011)

17 - 20 October 2011 - CLOSED

Jérôme Goudet

Teacher:

Prof. Jérôme Goudet (University of Lausanne)

In collaboration with the docotral program in Population Genomics

Summary

The open source software R (http://www.r-project.org) has revolutionized the statistical data analysis for most bioscience disciplines. The required time to learn the R software is well invested, since the R environment covers an unmatched spectrum of statistical tools including an efficient programming language for automating time-consuming analysis routines. Due to its popularity, R is continuously updated and extended with the latest analysis tools that are available in the different research fields. The R environment is completely free and runs on all common operating systems. This course provides an elementary-level introduction into the R environment covering the following topics:

(1) Command syntax, basic functions,
(2) Data import/export and data types,
(3) Using R for data mining and statistical analysis,
(4) Introduction to programming in S,
(5) Graphical display,
(6) Usage of R packages and libraries

The attendees will practice their newly learned skills using exercises on the computer. Participants could also bring their own data sets for a first exploratory round.

Lausanne

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General information

Number of participants: maximum 25
Location: University of Lausanne, Amphipole building, POL/204.2
Schedule: 9:00-12:00 and 13:00-17:00
ECTS: 2
 

Contact

Ute Friedrich
Email: [email protected]

Registration, cancellation, question: send an email to [email protected]

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