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Title

An Introduction to R

Dates

4-7 June 2018

Organizer(s)
Speakers

Prof. Jérôme Goudet, UNIL

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

Lausanne

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30

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