Detailed information about the course
| Title | An introduction to R |
| Dates | 29 August - 1 September 2017 |
| Organizer(s) | In collaboration with the Doctoral Programs in Organismal Biology, CUSO StarOmics, CUSO Molecular Plant Sciences & CUSO Microbiology
Prof. Jérôme Goudet, University of Lausanne (CH) |
| Speakers | Prof. Jérôme Goudet, University of Lausanne (CH) |
| Description | 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. |
| Location |
University of Lausanne |
| Evaluation | Full attendance, active participation and possible examination |
| Information | When?29 August - 1 September 2017 Where?University of Lausanne Room to be announced Information: - Please bring your laptop to the course!
Questions? |
| Expenses | Registration Fees:
Free for participants belonging to a CUSO University (UniBE, UniFR, UniGE, UniL & UniNE) and PhD students of the DP-biol.
400CHF for Academic participants
800CHF for Non-Academic participants
The registration fees do not cover accomodation and food.
Reimbursement:
PhD students of the DPEE are eligible for reimbursement of incurred travel expenses by train (half-fare card, and 2nd class) and meals (up to 25 CHF). Please send the original tickets (no copies, except for the general abonnement) with the reimbursement form to:
Caroline Betto-Colliard
Doctoral Program in Ecology and Evolution
DEE- Biophore Building
University of Lausanne
CH-1015 Lausanne
Regarding reimbursement of accomodation, please contact Caroline Betto-Colliard (ecologie-evolution(at)cuso.ch) BEFORE the beginning of the course (only for PhD students of the DPEE ).
For all other PhD students, please check reimbursement conditions on the website of your doctoral program. |
| Places | 30 |
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